ca. 8th century
Vietnam
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Footed dish
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumCopper alloy
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SizeH. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm); Wt. est. 4 lbs (1.8 kg)
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Geography details
Vietnam -
Country today
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Dateca. 8th century
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CultureCentral Vietnam
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This remarkable bronze presentation dish can be attributed to the Cham territories of Vietnam. It has an elaborately decorated cavetto with three equestrian riders wielding a bow, a lance, and a sword, respectively, while hunting in a forested landscape populated by elephants, buffalo, and lions. It probably served as a presentation dish in a court. No precedent for this object was known until the recent discovery of a second dish, in a hoard excavated in Lam Dong Province, southern Vietnam. Both dishes are likely the products of court workshops associated with a Cham kingdom in the late first millennium.
cat. no. 3