Additional 22 artifacts gain “national treasure” status

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Here's the rundown of the newly recognised treasures:

1. Dau Ram pottery jar dated to the late Phung Nguyen period (3,400-3,000 years ago) and now preserved at Quang Ninh Museum, Quang Ninh province;

2. A collection of Long Thanh terra-cotta pots dated to more than 3,300 years ago and housed by Quang Ngai Museum, Quang Ngai province;

3. Statue of Champa monk in Phu Hung relic site dated to between 9th-10th century;

4. Pha Long bronze drum, dating back to the Dong Son culture 2,500-2,000 years ago, kept at Lao Cai Museum;

5. Wooden burial jar with bronze drum as lid in Phu Chanh site, kept at Binh Duong province’s museum. The bronze drum is dated to 2nd-1st century BC while the wooden burial jar is dated around 2,100 years ago;

6. Nhon Thanh Buddha statue dated at between 4th-6th century in Can Tho city;

7. Nhon Thanh pottery jar dated at 5th century in Can Tho city;

8. A set of stone Linga-Yoni dated at 5th-6th century housed by An Giang Museum;

9. Giong Xoai Brahma God statue dated at 6th-7th century, preserved at An Giang Museum;

Golden lotus-flower-shaped box at Ngoa Van Pagoda on Yen Tu Mountain recognised as a national treasure. (Photo: VIR)

10. Vung Liem Vishnu God statue dated to 6th-7th century in An Giang Museum;

11. Son Tho-Tra Vinh Buddha statue dated to 6th-7th century and now housed by Ho Chi Minh City History Museum;

12. Duong Le Uma statue dated to 9th-10th century in Quang Tri Museum;

13. A 15th century statue of Shiva at Linh Son pagoda in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province;

14. Thousand-Hand and Thousand-Eye Guanyin statue dated to 19th century, preserved at Me So Pagoda, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province;

15. Dong Duong altar objects dated to 9th-10th century, kept at Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture;

16. Golden lotus-flower-shaped box at Ngoa Van Pagoda on Yen Tu Mountain, dated to 14th century and preserved at Quang Ninh Museum;

17. “Sung thien tu bi” stele dated to 1331, preserved at Dau Pagoda, Nhat Tan commune, Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province;

18. Glazed ceramic tower at Tro Pagoda dated at 14th century, preserved at Vinh Phuc Museum;

19. Seal of Tuan phu Do tuong quan dated to 1515, preserved at Quang Binh Museum;

20. Golden book “De he thi” of Nguyen Dynasty dated at 1823, kept at the National Museum of Vietnamese History;

21. Mould of bond with par value of 5 VND dated at 1947, preserved at Ho Chi Minh City Museum;

22. Truck named “International” assembled using parts of various foreign car makers dated at 1949, kept at Logistics Museum;

The new recognition has raised the number of national treasures to 164.

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