Cham treasures to America on display

All 5 Cham cultural treasures are preserved at the Museum of Cham Sculpture, Da Nang is completing the procedures to travel to the United States to exhibit to the public and to serve scientists studying literature. Cham culture in Vietnam .

These Cham antiques borrowed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA) began at the end of March, lasting until July 2013. City People's Committee Da Nang agreed to include 5 national antiques including Nam Than relief (symbol 20.2), Goddess of relief (802 / D43 symbol), Ganesa god statue (symbol 5.1), Born Brahma (symbol 17.8) and Shen Shiva (symbol 3.5) to the exhibition.

Brahma's birth is kept at the Da Nang Cham Museum preparing to travel to the United States.

These are ancient Champa sculpture objects dating back thousands of years to be classified as national treasures.

The profile of the Museum of Cham Sculpture, Da Nang said: Brahma's birth relief is dated from the 7th century. This is a relief sculpture of My Son E1 style (Quang Nam) with the content of a Hindu mythology, related to the birth of Brahma creator and brought to the Preservation Preservation Museum since 1935.

The statue of Ganesa, dating from the 7th century, is made of sandstone with images of people, heads of elephants with long taps, big bellies, in standing form are preserved at Cham Sculpture Museum, Da Nang . Ganesa was discovered at B3 My Son tower and taken to the museum since 1918.

The statue of the god Shiva is described as a man of half a man and half a woman dating from the 13th century.

Ganesa statue at Cham Museum in Da Nang.

According to ancient religion in India, Shiva is a god of kindness and protection but also a scary god, present in battlefields and cremation. As a god of creation, Shiva is also a god of time, hence the god of destruction.

Although Shiva brought death, this god also conquered death and illness and was prayed for when healing.

All 5 Cham treasures are being completed by the authorities to prepare to travel to the United States for a public exhibition.

In order to safely transport and preserve these 5 treasures, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA) has purchased large value insurance as well as offering protection measures when shipping and displaying.