Narinjara News
Ancient Artefacts of Arakan Handover
Akyab, March 25: An Arakanese
monk donated invaluable 5 ancient coins of Pyu age to
National
This donation ceremony was held at Padawmoh monastery
of Pridawtha quarter in Akyab
(Sittwe), provincial city of
Ceremony was attended by Cultural Minister Major General Kyi Aung and other
officials to accept the coins and the monk who is the abbot of Padawmoh Monastery was also conferred with a honorary certificate in return.
It was learnt that the coins were of one thousand years ago and were depicted
with pictures of Siriwitta on one side and, conch on
the other. These ancient artefacts will be displayed
at the National museum in
Though the coins were found in Arakan by an Araknese monk, was forced to donate them to state
authority, some of the local devotees of the monk complained.
At present SPDC military government has been excavating the site of ancient Arakan capital, Dannyawadi,
existed between B.C. 3325 and A.D. 326.
The site is adjacent to Mahamuni Great Temple of Kyauktaw Township in Arakan
state. Possibility of more ancient artefacts
finding is expected, it is learnt.
Burmese government has been stashing away invaluable ancient archaeological
works of Arakan to the places where Burman are in a
majority.
According to some intellectuals, SPDC military government has been destroying
mementos of Arakan, which are historically important
as the evidence of Arakan once independent nation
with rich heritage. #