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AN ELEPHANT-FORM BRONZE VESSEL, DONG SON CULTURE
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11月21日 晚上8点 开拍 / 11月19日 下午3点 截止委托
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Vietnam, 500 BC-300 AD. Well-cast, standing foursquare, its body finely incised with numerous spiral motifs characteristic of Dong Son material culture. The head raised, with the trunk elevated, flanked by short tusks, and two concave, rounded ears framing the sides. The back of the animal with a single circular aperture.Provenance: From the private collection of Darwin Freeman, collected between 1968 and 1971, and thence by descent within the same family. Born 1946 in Idaho, United States, Darwin Freeman was a member of the armed forces and later became an avid collector. He met his wife in the mid-1960s, and the pair later relocated to her hometown of Innsbruck, Austria. In 1967, Freeman was drafted into the US Army and served in Germany and Thailand. While he was stationed at the Embassy in Bangkok, between 1969 and 1971, he actively began engaging in the exploration and collection of ancient bronzes and other works of art. Upon completing his duty, Freeman arranged for his collection to be shipped to Austria, where it remained in storage until this day.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with ancient wear and casting irregularities. Traces of weathering and signs of erosion, as a result of a prolonged period of burial. A small loss to the base of one of the feet. Scattered minor nicks, light surfaces scratches, and few minute chips. The surface covered in a rich, naturally grown patina with vibrant malachite and soil encrustations.Weight: 1,371 gDimensions: Length 21.3 cmBronze vessels in a range of zoomorphic forms are a hallmark of Dong Son material culture, although representations of elephants are comparatively rare. In this context, the elephant functioned as a potent emblem of Vietnamese military power, as reflected in historical accounts of the Trung sisters' campaigns in the first century AD, in which they reportedly mounted elephants in combat against Chinese forces. The sophisticated metallurgical techniques evident in these bronzes indicate a society capable of sustaining specialized artisans working full-time in bronze production and the distribution of Dong Son bronze objects and related technologies throughout Southeast Asia reflects both their technical sophistication and the extent of regional exchange. Clear evidence of this is provided by the profuse spiral motifs commonly employed on vessel surfaces, which demonstrate formal and stylistic affinities with the densely patterned zoomorphic decoration characteristic of Bronze Age assemblages in Yunnan, southwestern China.Dong Son (named for Dong Son, a village in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam) was a Bronze Age culture in ancient Vietnam centered at the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam from 1000 BC until the first century AD. Vietnamese historians attribute it to the states of Van Lang and Au L?c. Its influence spread to other parts of Southeast Asia, including Maritime Southeast Asia, throughout the first millennium BC. The culture long remained a mystery to Western archaeologists, and it was known only through its bronze objects, many of which were taken from burial sites. Dong Son bronze objects were exhibited in Europe for a century before their original location was even determined, and several theories and speculations over the dating methodologies of the culture continue to this day.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related bronze elephant-shaped vessel, northern Vietnam, Dong Son culture, dated 2nd century BC-2nd century AD, 16 cm long, in the National Heritage Board of Singapore, accession number 2007-56439.Auction result comparison:Type: Related Auction: Zacke Vienna, 13 December 2023, lot 299 Price: EUR 3,900 or approx. EUR 4,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A rare bronze horse-form vessel, Dong Son cultureExpert remark: Compare the related modeling, manner of casting, and decorative motifs with spiral designs. Note the size (13.2 cm).

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