The exhibits are classified into different categories, including the Dong Son civilisation’s totems, dragons, cranes, lions and “nghe” – a fictional creature with lion-like head and dog-like body, and 12 animal signs of the Vietnamese zodiac (Photo: VNA)
A tortoise seal dating back to Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), the last royal monarchy in Vietnam’s history (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
A plate decorated with image of a Koi fish transforming into a dragon, found in a shipwreck in central Quang Nam province (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
Stone monkey statues (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
A gold container decorated with four sacred animals - dragon, qilin, tortoise and phoenix - from the Nguyen dynasty (Photo: VNA)
Ceramic trays from the reign of King Gia Long (1802-1920) (Photo: VNA)
A pair of wooden phoenix made in the 17th-18th century (Photo: VNA)
Garuda sacred bird from Ly dynasty (1226-1400) (Photo: VNA)
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