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Bac Ninh showcases newly recognised national treasure

The northern province of Bac Ninh has held a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister’s decision recognising a Dong Son culture bronze jar preserved at a local museum as a national treasure.
Bac Ninh showcases newly recognised national treasure ảnh 1The bronze jar on display at the Nam Hong royal museum in Bac Ninh's Tu Son city. (Photo: VNA)
Bac Ninh (VNA) – The northern province of BacNinh has held a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister’s decision recognising aDong Son culture bronze jar preserved at a local museum as a national treasure.

The jar – a typical product of Dong Son culture dating back thousands of years ago in the northern region – is kept at the Nam Hong royal museum and has its bodyremaining basically intact.

Based on the shape, processing technique and decorative patterns,it is said to date back between 2,200 and 2,300 years ago. The jar is the onlyone among the 235 jars from the culture found in Vietnam so far featuringdecorative patterns of moving animals on its body.  

The Dong Son was a Bronze Age civilisation in ancient Vietnamcentred at the northern Red River delta.

Bac Ninh showcases newly recognised national treasure ảnh 2The decision is handed over at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
The February 25 ceremony also marked the debut of the Nam Hong Museum inTu Son city, which is preserving about 5,000 cultural, art, and historicalitems from the culture and different feudal periods./.

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