Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Eight Dong Son bronze drums discovered in several locationsaround the Malaysian peninsula are believed to have been left behind sometimebetween 500 BC-500 AD.
Assoc. Prof AdnanJusoh, a lecturer at the Pendidikan Sultan Idris University’s Faculty of SocialSciences, Humanities, and History , said the time period affirmation was basedon research he started in 2002 using typological analysis on the drums’ patterns.
He said thereare various decorative patterns on the tympanum that are believed to beconnected with the community’s socio-cultural system and activities at thetime.
The earliestdrum was found in Sungai Tembeling, Pahang state, in 1926. Four others were discoveredin Selangor state and three more in Terengganu state.
They originatedfrom Vietnam, with the name referring to a village called Dong Son and havebecome a sacred relic of Vietnamese culture.–VNA
