Vietnam Ancient Sculpture
In the traditional artistic heritage, sculpture experienced
continuous development and provided typical images of the
Vietnamese in various parts of the country and at each period,
whether in the form of deities or earthly human beings. The ancient
Vietnamese sculpture was very diverse, but mostly in the following
existence: Prehistoric sculpture with sculptured images on stones, in
caves, on bronze drums and household utensils; sculpture of Phu
Nam and Chan Lap Kingdoms in the Southern part; Cham-pa sculpture
in the Southern Central part; Great Vietnamese Sculpture in the
Northern part and sepulchre sculpture by aborigines in the Central
Highlands. Despite long time of warfare, many regions across
Vietnam still manage to preserve a lot of villages' common houses,
pagodas and temples with a variety of Buddha statues and reliefs.