Largest Ngoc Lu style bronze drum cast
09 November 2006 (Thanh Nien News, Vietnam Net Bridge) - Craftsmen have cast a replica of the Ngoc Lu bronze drum. Not exactly archaeological news, but bears some potential for future experimental archaeology.
Largest Ngoc Lu style bronze drum cast
The drum is 1.51m in face diameter, 1.54m in bottom diameter and 1.21m in height and it was cast in under eight months, said Hoang Van Thong, Director of the Hoang Long Antique Museum in Thanh Hoa.
The drum will be displayed at the Hoang Long Antique Museum as of November 19, on the occasion of the inauguration of the museum.
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Tags: Dong Son, Hoang Long Antique Museum, musical instruments, Ngoc Lu bronze drum, Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam Archaeology
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