VIETNAM PRESERVED BRONZE DRUM CIRCULAR TOP/FACE

China, antique bronze drum, circular patterned designs throughout with a center star image and four raised animal finials, small handles and hollow inside. Height 25 3/4 in., Width 18 in.

Southeast Asian bronze rain drum, the circular top cast in raised relief to feature the symbol of the sun emanating concentric decorative bands ending with a set of four toads, the tapered sides with

Southeast Asian bronze frog kha rain drum. Circular top features star at the center with radiating decorative bands and four frog form finials. Body is flanked by strap handles and has bands of decora

Chinese Bronze Drum-Form BasinProbably 19th Century. The circular tapering body with an upper and lower border of circular discs, that suggest the elements that secure the drumheads, the sides with ba

Bronze drum of the nation of Vietnam, about 2,000 years ago, the charge is a picture of four toads, in the center of the drum is a star with 10 wings, around the pattern featured on the vietnamese dru

Tuan Nguyen, Vietnam (Born 1985). Realistically sculptured beautiful bronze on circular metal base, representing earth, water, fire and air. Signed and numbered on base, #33/75, circa 1998. Total heig

Vietnam, 1st millennium BCE. Fine bronze dancer's bracelet. Circular bracelet for a woman's wrist, hollow cast and with long split for insertion of rattling balls, 4 smaller bells attached to one side

A NAPOLEON III POLISHED ROUGE GRIOTTE AND BLACK MARBLE "PENDULE DE NOTAIRE" CLOCK, RETAILED BY H. CHAPUS FILS, CIRCA 1855, the circular drum form case centering a beaded bronze and beveled glass bezel

A DIRECTOIRE GILT BRONZE AND BLACK MARBLE MANTLE CLOCK, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, the circular drum form case topped by a classical figure of a despondent maiden wearing long robes and holding an

Paul Wegner, American (Born 1950). Bronze sculpture incorporating several instruments, pays tribute to the sounds of music and is mounted on a circular 'drum' base. Signed P. Wegner C86 on base and nu

Antique Rain Drum . Also known as a Kha or Frog Drum, similar to the Dong-Son Drums (Heger Type 1) from the Dong-Son Culture of today's Northern Vietnam (600 BC - 300 AD). Produced with the symbolic f

Circa 1900. The dial signed Mercedes. The circular drum dial set in an ensemble of two birds pulling a carriage driven by a putto. Height 10 in. Width 9 in. (Cond: gilt is a little worn)

Antique Vietnamese Bronze Dong Son Drum W/Lovely Patination & Incised Battle Scenes - This drum was used by the Vietnamese when the Chinese invaded Vietnam, and the only other piece in the world simil

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Acid-Etched, Enamelled and Patinated Bronze Chan Low Table 1970s The circular top raised on a faceted drum base. Height 17 1/2 inches, diameter 47 inches. C

Graced with a well-preserved, intricate blossom imprint, this Medieval European bronze signet ring exudes a timeless allure. The circular bezel, centered with a symmetric floral motif, shows a skilled

Vietnam,1st Century BC-3rd Century AD Decorated with a raised center star medallion within banded archaic designs. Bronze 20" x 13 1/2", From the collection of a West Warwick, Rhode Island lady.

A Greek bronze hand mirror, Egypt, c. 5th - 1st Century AD, circular with short stepped tang. 5 1/16 x 7 in (12.8 x 17.8 cm). Well-preserved with encrustation and a few cleaning scratches. Cf. Petrie,

An attractive Chinese bronze axe head, Shang-Zhou, c. 1100 - 800 BC, socketed with semi-circular blade, linear decoration on the lower portion. L: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm). Well-preserved and nicely patinat

A Roman enameled bronze disk brooch, c. 2nd Century AD, the circular body with preserved white and green enamel and forms a nice rosette pattern. Dia: 25 mm. Well-preserved with original pin and catch

A choice Dong Son bronze axe blade, Vietnam, c. 500 BC - AD 300, with an asymmetrical blade, ovoid socket, and a small opening at the top of the socket. L: 2 ¼ in (5.7 cm). Well-preserved with only m

A BRONZE CIRCULAR INCENSE BURNER.MING DYNASTY. Chinese character ‘为净慈禅寺主持X涌施’.The property of Fornesa family's private collection.

A Pair of Bronze Circular Mat Weights, Han Dynasty汉 铜虎镇一对Each domed surface cast with a tiger in a tightly coiled recumbent pose, covered overall in a verdigr

清 銅筒式三足爐 半塘老人款 Of cylindrical form raised on three short feet, with straight sides rising to a flat rim, the base ca

Although bronze drums, commonly called rain drums or frog drums, have been produced in SE Asia for at least 2700 years, they are fiercely disputed as to their cultural origin. Most Vietnamese scholars