Dong Son Bronze Situla with Frog Design
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Pair of Vietnamese archaic bronze Situla likely Dong Son period (500BCE-300CE), with spreading lips, one set two frogs and two lugs the other with two lugs, above a banded decoration above tapering body on circular foot, a/f, height 19 cm, diameter 26 cm
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- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
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