Kala relief over 700 years old in Phu Yen becomes national treasure

On April 1, at the Phu Yen Provincial Museum, the Phu Yen Provincial People's Committee held a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's decision to recognize the Kala - Nui Ba (photo) as a national treasure, dating back over 700 years. The Kala relief was discovered in 1993 at the excavation pit of the Nui Ba relic (My Thanh Dong village, Hoa Phong commune, Tay Hoa district, Phu Yen province).

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The Kala - Nui Ba relief is a stone sculpture, created on a leaf-shaped stone block, flat base, pointed top; 60cm high, 44cm wide, 17cm thick, weighs 105kg... The front of the relief is carved with the image of Kala's face, a manifestation of the god Siva (the god of destruction and regeneration of the universe in Hindu culture). Kala means time, symbolizing destruction, death: destruction to regenerate; death to regenerate. The Kala relief is often placed by the Champa people in the towers in the highest holy area of a small country. Normally, a small Champa country has an urban division structure, including: port center - capital - holy land...

According to archaeologists, the Kala - Nui Ba relief is a unique artifact of the Thap Mam sculpture style (Binh Dinh style) discovered dating back to the 14th century.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/phu-dieu-kala-hon-700-nam-tuoi-o-phu-yen-tro-thanh-bao-vat-quoc-gia-post788740.html