ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 25 July 2017 - 10:00 AM start

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An antique bronze 'Southeast-Asian Frog' rain drum

Realised: $2,500 plus premium

Lot Details

the circular mildly dished top on a wide waisted and flared base, all with fine ribbed and geometrically banded cast relief detail, star centre to the top, four raised and stylised animal forms to the rim, the sides with conforming lug handles and decoration. Good old green patina. Note: Dating as far back as 1000B.C., the Dong Son culture of Vietnam was arguably the earliest civilisation in Southeast Asia to enter the Bronze Age. In some of the most ancient burial sites of this culture are examples of these cast bronze drums......' . See label attached. Diameter 615m height 450. $1400 Dong Son culture, which appears at the end of the Bronze Age. I was given to understand this drum,. one of a set of 3 was known to have been from this period. These were purchased from Askenazi (Sp?) London branch around 1979, don't have any paperwork I'm afraid. Beat the drum, sound the trumpets and lets achieve a wonderful result.