Bronze pot suspected to be antique unearthed in Western Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 7, at Na Tham village, Chau Hoan commune, Quy Chau district, while Vang Van Ha and Vi Van Son were digging a hole to plant trees in Son's garden, they discovered a copper pot about 60cm below the ground.
The pot has a gourd-shaped shape and is basically intact. The mouth of the bronze pot has a diameter of 35.5cm, a height of 26.3cm, a bottom circle of 1.43m; a waist circumference in the middle is 1.06m; the flared circle on the mouth of the pot is 1.12m wide; near the waist circumference and on the outside mouth of the pot is a relief of a dragon and a spider around the edges, the pattern is slightly faded due to the erosion of time.
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| The bronze pot was discovered on the morning of April 7 in Na Tham village, Chau Hoan commune (Quy Chau). Photo: Vi Ngoc Chan |
According to local legend, there was once an ancestor of the Vang family named Vang Li On, who belonged to the wealthy class of this mountainous region. The village was living in peace and prosperity when the enemy came to drive out and plunder, forcing the people to flee, hiding their wealth and belongings. However, because the enemy occupied the village for so long, Vang Li On and many other families could not return to the village. Local people also did not know where he had hidden his wealth.
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| The bronze pot is said to belong to Mr. Vang Li On's family - a wealthy family in the past. Photo: Vi Ngoc Chan |
According to the genealogy of the Vang family, it is recorded that: Up to now, the 6th descendant of Mr. Vang Li On is Mr. Vang Van Thuy, this year he is 54 years old and living in the area. According to the generational dating method of the Ethnology industry, which is 25 years per generation, the bronze pot has an "age" of about 230 years./.
