Bronze pot suspected to be antique unearthed in Western Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 7, in 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 deep from 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, the bottom of the pot is 1.43m wide; the waist in the middle is 1.06m; the flared rim on the pot mouth is 1.12m wide; near the waist and on the outside of the pot mouth is a relief of a dragon and a spider around the edges, the pattern is slightly blurred 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 chase and plunder, forcing the people to flee, and 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 believed to belong to Mr. Vang Li On's family - a wealthy family in the past. Photo: Vi Ngoc Chan |
According to the Vang family genealogy, 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 is living in the area. According to the generational chronology of Ethnology, which is 25 years per generation, the bronze pot is about 230 years old./.
