On November 28, the Oc Eo Cultural Relic Management Board of An Giang province held a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's Decision to recognize national treasures (13th batch).
In the 13th recognition of national treasures in 2024, An Giang province has 2 artifacts, including: Linh Son Bac Buddha statue head, dating from the 1st - 3rd century and Go Cay Tram jar tomb, dating from the 4th - 5th century, currently preserved at the Oc Eo Cultural Relic Management Board.
The national treasure Go Cay Tram jar tomb was discovered during a joint excavation between the Oc Eo Cultural Relic Management Board, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, the Daehan Institute for Cultural Heritage Research, and the Faculty of Humanities, Seoul National University (Korea). The excavation was conducted from December 26, 2018 to January 22, 2019.
At excavation pit number 2, the jar tomb relic was discovered lying directly on a flat surface - at the bottom of cultural layer 1, dug down to cultural layer 2 (the layer with wooden column holes and ceramic artifacts typical of the early Oc Eo period).
National treasure Linh Son Bac Buddha statue head was discovered during the excavation at Linh Son Bac relic (Oc Eo - Ba The relic site) in the period 2017 - 2020.
The artifact is a terracotta Buddha head statue, depicting the image of Buddha, with a five-headed Naga snake arch spreading behind to form a canopy above the head - a typical symbol in Indian-influenced Buddhist art.
With two newly recognized treasures, An Giang province now has 10 national treasures of Oc Eo culture.
Oc Eo culture is a brilliant archaeological culture, formed and developed from the 1st to the 7th century, associated with the kingdom of Phu Nam - one of the largest ancient states in Southeast Asia at that time.
Oc Eo culture was identified in 1944 through excavations by French scholar Louis Malleret. This culture has left behind a rich, unique and extremely valuable system of relics and artifacts.
Oc Eo - Ba The relic site has an area of over 433 hectares, including area A (Ba The mountain) and area B (Oc Eo field), and is currently continuing to be expanded according to the request of the World Heritage Council.
This relic site is densely packed with architectural, religious, residential and handicraft production sites, reflecting the brilliant development of an ancient civilization.
Oc Eo culture not only exists independently with its own beliefs and identity but also shows a strong cultural exchange between East and West through the international port system, contributing to enriching the cultural map of Vietnam.
Currently, An Giang province is coordinating with domestic and international scientific agencies to complete the dossier, aiming to make Oc Eo - Ba The a World Cultural Heritage by 2027.
Source: https://congluan.vn/tinh-an-giang-co-them-2-bao-vat-quoc-gia-10319695.html
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