The Ganesha (L) and Gajasimha statues (Photo: thanhnien.vn) Hanoi (VNA)– Two exhibits kept at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture in the central cityof Da Nang have been recognised as national treasures.
They include a Ganeshastatue made of sandstone, which is 95cm high and 48cm long. It was unearthed in1903 at My Son relic of the neighbouring province of Quang Nam by the FrenchSchool of the Far East, and brought to the museum 15 years later.
It is one of theexceptional works that is relatively intact and boasts many unique features ofthe early Champa sculpture art dated back to the 7th and 8th centuries.
The second treasure isa sandstone statue of Gajasimha mythical animal measuring 215cm in height,100cm in length and 84cm in width.
It was discoveredduring an excavation at Thap Mam in Binh Dinh central province in 1933-34 and hasbeen kept in the museum since 1935.
The art piecedemonstrates the head of an elephant, the neck wearing a rattle, the chest hairstylised with the stripes often seen on the statues of the Thap Mam period.This sacred animal is a prominent and popular subject for many Champasculptures during this period.
As of January, the DaNang Museum of Cham Sculpture is home to six culptures named as national treasures./.
