(Baonghean.vn)- Nghe An Museum currently preserves thousands of priceless artifacts that reflect the historical periods of an entire nation. Unfortunately, for some reasons, these artifacts have not been displayed. Nghe An Newspaper would like to select and introduce some artifacts with pictures, thereby contributing to awakening the thousand-year-old "treasure trove"...
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| These three sharp-edged pebbles are from the Paleolithic period, tens of thousands of years ago. They were used by ancient Vietnamese people to cut trees and forage. |
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| And here, the stone hoes (Neolithic period, about 6000 years ago), are tools used by ancient Vietnamese people to plow the soil and sow seeds. |
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| And here is a stone mill and pestle (from the Neolithic period, about 6000 years ago), used by ancient Vietnamese people to crush hard foods. |
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| These grooved grinding tables, according to Nghe An Museum staff, also date back to the Neolithic period. These were tools used by ancient Vietnamese people to sharpen production tools and weapons... |
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| In Nghe An Museum there are many ceramics of Dong Son culture, about 2000 - 2500 years ago. This is an ancient Vietnamese sticky rice steamer. |
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| The ceramic pot belongs to the Dong Son culture. |
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| These three strangely shaped objects are called "forks" or "vegetable heads" by Nghe An Museum staff. |
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| Among the terracotta artifacts, Nghe An Museum preserves many types of bricks decorated with high aesthetic value. This is a type of brick with the image of "Three Buddhas", 7th century, excavated in 1986 at the National Cultural and Historical Site of Nhan Tower (Hong Long commune, Nam Dan). |
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| These eight-petaled flower-shaped bricks were also excavated at Nhan Tower. |
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| The wall tile is decorated with the shape of a bird-headed, horse-bodied animal (obtained at Nhan Tower). According to museum staff, this decoration, according to ancient beliefs, was to ward off evil spirits. |
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| With these smiley bricks symbolizing sunlight. |
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| This elephant-shaped decorative tile was excavated at King Ho Temple (Quynh Luu district). |
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| And here is a tile decorated with stylized flower and cloud motifs. |
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| This dragon-patterned Bodhi leaf-shaped brick was also excavated at King Ho Temple. |
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| There are many other valuable antiques at Nghe An Museum. In the photo is a tile with a very unique stylized floral pattern found at Ngu Island Pagoda. |
(To be continued)
Nhat Lan
