Private collection lauded by Vietnam Culture Heritage Association

via Vietnam Net, 27 December 2022:

The An Bien Treasures, owned by Hai Phong-based businessman Tran Dinh Thang, have been certified as a valuable private collection by experts from the Vietnam Culture Heritage Association.

The collection includes more than 400 antiques, most of which are of Vietnamese origin, dating back several thousand years to the 18th century.

The objects are of various materials, like glazed ceramic, terracotta and bronze, dating from the first to the tenth century AD. This group includes drums, incense burners, bowls and plates with decorative patterns of the Dong Son civilisation (from 1,000 BC until the first century AD), ceramic wares, and baked clay objects, like house models and jars for decoration.

Source: Unique treasures represent the nation’s essence