Three blocks of bronze drums in Hoa Lu Ancient Capital were discovered

News from Ninh Binh Department of Culture and Tourism Information, recently, when dredging Sao Khe River, belonging to Hoa Lu Ancient Cultural and Historical Site (Truong Yen Commune, Hoa Lu District), people distributed showing three blocks of bronze drums.

Stone block with bronze drum.Photo: Cao Tan

These rocks are 50 - 55 cm high and have a surface diameter of 70 - 80 cm. The body of the block is divided into three parts, like the legs, the body and the tang of the bronze drum, in which the legs and the tangs are decorated with lotus petals.

It is noteworthy that the surface of the rock has a fan-shaped pattern, similar to the patterns on the pottery (ceramic feet) belonging to archaeological site of Man Bac (an archaeological site of the Before Dong Son culture, about 4,000 years ago, it was discovered and studied in Ninh Binh province).

The blocks are being kept by Ninh Binh Department of Culture and Tourism Information and continue to study.