Tympan de tambour, M.C. 8006 A(3)

Production date: between -450 and -50 type(s) of object(s): metal, metal arts, vietnam, archeology name(s): drum materials and techniques: bronze place(s) of execution/realization: vietnam or việt nam location of discovery: dong son (archaeological site) comment on the place of discovery: "1934-1936 f. 3, indonesian sep. No. 2"janse excavations 1934-35, burial no. 2 dimensions - artwork: height: 7cm diameter: 36cm description: upper part of a drum, decorated with geometric motifs and birds in flight. Eight fragments of the sound box. Iconographic description: four long-billed birds in flight. Central star. Frieze of pointed circles connected by tangents. Mode of acquisition: don excavations name of donor, testator, seller: mission janse indochine (1934-1935) date of acquisition: 1935 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 8006 a. Date: Entre -450 et -50.