Unique ancient sword found in Preah Vihear

The director of the Preah Vihear Provincial Department of Culture and Fine Arts Neou Chankong confirmed yesterday that a villager had found a unique ancient royal sword, known as Preah Khan in Khmer, on the Phnom Tbeng Mountain in Preah Vihear province. The Preah Khan sword has been handed over to the Department of Culture and Fine Arts of Preah Vihear province for temporary storage.

He said that he did not know yet whether it is a real ancient sword or a newly-created one. “We are waiting for experts from the National Museum of Phnom Penh to evaluate the sword on Monday to determine whether it is a genuine ancient sword and from which era,” he said.

According to the Preah Vihear Provincial Police Chief, a Facebook account called “Ne Preah Vihear” posted a short video about the discovery of the sword by Heng Phin, a 42-year-old farmer living in Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province, last week on Friday. “He handed the sword over to the authorities to be temporarily stored at the Preah Vihear department of culture and fine arts,” the police chief added.

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