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Nail Cover

918–1392

Korea, Goryeo dynasty

(918–1392)
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Medium
bronze gilt
Measurements
Overall: 3 x 3.3 x 0.6 cm (1 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1051.3
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This particular object was used to decorate a wooden coffin.

Description

Metallurgy advanced remarkably in the Goryeo period (918–1392), explaining why a large quantity of gilt-bronze artifacts were found in burial sites. This particular object was used to decorate a wooden coffin.

Nail Cover

918–1392

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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