23 National Treasures recognized
(BNP) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision to recognize 23 more national treasures.
Thousand hands thousand eyes Quan Yin statue (at But Thap pagoda, Thuan Thanh district) (Photo by Vietnam News Agency).
According to the Decision, 23 artifacts and groups of artifacts recognized as national treasures include:
1-Gia Phu bronze drum belonging to Dong Son culture dating back to the second and third centuries B.C, which is conserved in Lao Cai Provincial Museum.
2-Bronze rice cylinder container of Dong Son culture dating back to the second and third centuries B.C, which is conserved in Quang Ninh Provincial Museum.
3-Giong Lon golden masks of the first and third centuries B.C, which is conserved in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial Museum
4- Collected through the Long Giao bronze (Date: I – III centuries; currently kept at the Dong Nai Provincial Museum).
5- Buddha Linh Son Bac relief (Date: III – IV centuries; currently kept at the Management Board of Oc Eo cultural relics, An Giang province).
6- Nandin Giong Cat Ring (Date: V century; currently kept at the Management Board of Oc Eo Cultural Relic, An Giang Province).
7- Statue of Vishnu Binh Hoa (Date: Around the 6th – 7th centuries; currently kept at the Dong Nai Provincial Museum.)
8- Collecting gold leaf carved elephant image Go Thanh (Date: VI – VIII centuries; currently kept at the Tien Giang Provincial Museum).
9- My Son worship station A10 (Date: IX – X centuries; currently kept at A10 temple, My Son temple complex, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province).
10- The phoenix leaf of Thang Long Citadel (Date: 11th century; currently kept at the Thang Long Heritage Conservation Center – Hanoi).
11- An Bien white enamel ceramic collection (Date: XI – XII centuries; currently kept in An Bien private collection, Hai Phong city).
12- Bas-relief of the Ma Chua Dharma Protector (Date: 12th century; currently kept at Binh Dinh Provincial Museum).
13- An Sinh brown flower pottery (Date: XIII century; currently kept at the Quang Ninh Provincial Museum).
14. Brown flower vase under Tran Dynasty (Date: XIII – XIV centuries; currently kept at the Quang Ninh Provincial Museum).
15- Stone Buddha altar in Xuan Lung pagoda (Date: XIV century; currently kept at Xuan Lung pagoda, Xuan Lung commune, Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province).
16- Two porcelain bowls used in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (Date: 15th century; currently kept at the Thang Long Heritage Conservation Center – Hanoi).
17- Ceramic vase painted in many colors (Date: 15th century; currently kept at the Quang Ninh Provincial Museum).
18- Terracotta tower of An Xa temple (Date: XVI – XVII centuries; currently kept at An Xa temple, An Vien commune, Tien Lu district, Hung Yen province).
19- Tu Ky pagoda incense tree (Date: 17th century; currently kept at the National Museum of History).
20- Perfume project of Keo pagoda (Thai Binh) (Date: 17th century; currently kept at Keo pagoda, Duy Nhat commune, Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province).
21- Seal “Emperor Ton Than Chi Bao” (Date: 1827; currently kept at the National Museum of History).
22- Woodblock of the book “Hai Thuong y Tong Tam Linh” (Date: 1885; currently kept at the Museum of Bac Ninh Province).
23- Collection of sketches of Vietnam’s National Emblem sample by painter Bui Trang Chuoc (Date: 1953 – 1955; currently kept at the National Archives Center III, Department of State Records and Archives, Ministry of Internal Affairs).
