Heger Type I drum

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The Heger Type I drum is the most prominent and widely studied form of ancient Đông Sơn bronze drum, characterized by its large size, intricate geometric and figurative decorations, and ceremonial use in early Southeast Asian cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological artifact type ⓘ
musical instrument type ⓘ
Đông Sơn bronze drum type ⓘ
associatedWith Red River Delta region ⓘ
linked to: Red River Delta

chiefdom-level societies ⓘ
elite burials ⓘ
chronology early Iron Age ⓘ
late Bronze Age ⓘ
culture early Southeast Asian cultures ⓘ
Đông Sơn culture ⓘ
dateRange approximately 6th century BCE to 1st century CE ⓘ
documentedBy Franz Heger 1902 typology of bronze drums ⓘ
linked to: Heger Type I drum
foundIn Cambodia ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
northern Vietnam ⓘ
southern China ⓘ
function prestige object ⓘ
ritual sound instrument ⓘ
symbol of authority ⓘ
hasDecoration birds in flight ⓘ
boats with rowers ⓘ
figurative motifs ⓘ
frogs or toads on rim (in some examples) ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
processions of human figures ⓘ
star-shaped medallion on tympanum ⓘ
warriors with weapons ⓘ
hasMaterial bronze ⓘ
hasPart base ⓘ
body ⓘ
lugs or handles ⓘ
tympanum (drumhead) ⓘ
hasRank Type I ⓘ
hasShape cylindrical body with flaring base ⓘ
mostProminentTypeOf Đông Sơn bronze drum ⓘ
namedAfter Franz Heger ⓘ
notableExample Hoàng Hạ drum ⓘ
Ngọc Lũ drum ⓘ
Sông Đà drum ⓘ
linked to: Sông Đà
partOf Heger classification of bronze drums ⓘ
typicalSize large ⓘ
usedFor musical performance ⓘ
ritual communication ⓘ
status display ⓘ
usedIn political ceremonies ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
ritual ceremonies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dong Son bronze drums → classifiedAs → Heger Type I drum ⓘ
Heger Type I drum → documentedBy → Franz Heger 1902 typology of bronze drums ⓘ
linked to: Heger Type I drum