HANOI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Dong Son bronze drum dating back 2,000 to 2,500 years ago has been found near a world heritage site in Vietnam's central Thanh Hoa province, a conservation center said on Monday.
While building his house foundation, a local resident found the ancient drum in Vinh Loc district, over 1 km from the Citadel of Ho Dynasty which was inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2011, said the Conservation Center for Ho Citadel in the province.
The drum was identified as a bronze drum of the Heger I type with many sophisticated decorations and patterns, but some parts have been broken. The drum's dimension is 59 cm and its height is 43 cm.
Dong Son bronze drums were produced in the Dong Son culture in Vietnam's Red River Delta from about 600 B.C. or earlier until the third century A.D. They are one of the culture's finest examples of metalworking.
