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Exhibition Name
Gilt-bronze Crown Ornament
- Nationality/Period
Goryeo Dynasty
- Materials
Metal - Copper Alloy
- Category
life in society - life in ceremony - funeral services - a coffin nail
- Dimensions
Height 36 cm
- Accession Number
Deoksu 5193
- Location
Goguryeo Kingdom
The original shape of this ornament is not known since only the three upright decorative pieces remain and the central piece is missing part of the top. The right and left upright decorations are mutually symmetrical. The center of the rectangular golden plates have inverted heart-shaped perforations that form a three-leaf decorative pattern. Pairs of nail holes run vertically along this three-leaf pattern to hang objects. Pairs of triangular holes (a total eight pairs) are placed below the inverted heart-shaped holes. In addition, the edges of the upright decorations were closely cut with scissors, and each part is twisted to give the impression of a bird feather.
This manufacturing technique is entirely from the Goguryeo tradition and can be seen in the silver head gear discovered at the southern mound at Hwangnamdae-chong Tomb and the gilt bronze head gear found at the tomb of Tap-ri in Uiseong, and thus it is possible to directly compare the early head gear of the Silla period.
