Bracelet; Vietnam, Dong son culture, 1st century BC. - 3rd century A.D.

Bracelet; Vietnam, Dong son culture, 1st century BC. - III A.D.
Copper alloy.
It presents oxidation and restored crack in the upper part.
Measurements: 12 cm (height).
Metal bracelet with ringed decoration. The Dong Son culture was a Bronze Age culture in ancient Vietnam centered in the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam from about 1000 B.C. to the 1st century A.D. Its influence spread to other parts of Southeast Asia, including the maritime Southeast, from about 1000 B.C. to 1 B.C. 2 3 4. The Dong people were skilled bronze casters with the lost-wax casting method and with carving.