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Razor

청동 칼 (靑銅刀)

918–1392
(918–1392)
bronze
Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
General Income Fund 1918.533
Location: not on view
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This razor used for tonsure, a practice of shaving a monk's hair.

Description

Metalworking techniques advanced remarkably during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Metal objects such as this were used not only as daily accessories, but also as burial goods for commemorating the dead.
Razor

Razor

918–1392

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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