Detecting ancient phenomenon on the seabed of Cu Lao Cham

An ancient statue lying on the seabed of Cu Lao Cham beach, TP. Hoi An has just been discovered by a scuba diver and has donated Hoi An Museum .

This morning, June 21, Hoi An Cultural Heritage Management Center said that it received an ancient statue of a donated fisherman. This is a statue she just discovered on the sea floor of Cu Lao Cham, Hoi An.

According to observation, this statue is 26cm high (including the base), terracotta ceramic material, the exterior is coated with copper emulsion. Statue in a sitting posture, eyes closed, hands intertwined, placed in front of the lower body. On the top of the statue, there is a point of 3.6cm high, arranged in ice along the middle of the tip is 6 small, symmetrical holes of this band, each side has 4 sections carved with oblique lines, on these 4 sections, there is a spiral shape.

Ancient statues found at the bottom of Cu Lao Cham sea.

The face of the statue is a bit square, with red beads in the forehead, a high nasal bridge, the nose is not large, the lips are thick but not split; The ears do not show clearly, but the sides of the face have 2 small holes (probably ear rings).

Statue of the upper half nude. Between the abdomen with high edges, from this edge downwards, the statue is decorated like a dress, with three bands engraved on the skirt. Skirt covering no legs. The base of the base is from 3 to 3.5cm high, 5.5cm in diameter.

Now scientists and archaeologists are concentrating on studying to date and find the source of this statue.

The initial judgment of some archaeologists when approaching the statue indicates that the statue may have fallen when the ship moved from the ancient port of Hoi An to the Cham island waters.

Earlier, an ancient ship wrecked with tens of thousands of Chu Dau pottery artifacts were excavated and salvaged in this waters.

Immediately after discovering this ancient statue, many scuba diving fishermen in the area went to the area to dive for artifacts. However, functional forces have been strictly prohibited.