A rare and unusually large Vietnamese bronze drum, Heger type I style 越南青銅大鼓 Dong Son Culture, circa 500 to 300 B.C. ???? ???500????300?

The circular top centered by a twelve-rayed sun, within a number of borders of linear and stylized ornament, including a wider band of stylized figures with feather headdresses; the swelling top over a flared base, cast in low relief with various vertical and horizontal linear and geometric bands, double loop handles cast with braided or "rice-grain" pattern to two sides under top; variegated verdigris patina.

H: 23 3/4 in.; Dia: 30 in.

PROVENANCE:

Property from the collection of James R. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow

PUBLISHED:

Arts of Asia, Vol 37, no. 3, May-June 2007, James R. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, "Bronzes of the Dong Son Culture of Vietnam", p. 65, no. 24

NOTE:

For a similar, slightly smaller and more elaborately decorated drum, dated 5th to 3rd century BC, see Nancy Tingley et al, "Arts of Ancient Vietnam, From River Plain to Open Sea", New Haven and London, 2009, pp 60-61, no. 3

來源：

James R. Brow 與 Anh Hoang Brow私人收藏

出版：

Arts of Asia，37期，編號3，2007年5/6月 James R. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, "Bronzes of the Dong Son Culture of Vietnam"，頁64, nos. 24

註：

另見一稍小相似大鼓斷代為公元前5-3世紀，著錄於Nancy Tingley 著作 "Arts of Ancient Vietnam, From River Plain to Open Sea", New Haven 倫敦, 2009, 頁 60-61, no 3