JEWELRY MOLDS IN THE OC EO CULTURE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION - CHARACTERISTICS, CHRONOLOGY AND CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS

Abstract

Jewelry molds in the Oc Eo culture in the Southwestern region were found at sites such as Oc Eo - Ba The, Nhon Thanh, Go Thap, Nen Chua, and Canh Den, made of slate, rectangular boxes with many casting shapes, commonly leech-shaped earrings. The appearance of molds shows that the craft of making jewelry from lead - tin had indigenous origins, possibly around the 4th to 7th centuries and lasted until after the 7th century AD.