Collection Online as of July 1, 2022
918-1392
Bronze
Overall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
General Income Fund 1918.507
not on view
Bronze spoons are the most common burial item. Scholars have proposed that toward the end of the 14th century, Koreans enjoyed meat-based soups more than any other dishes, explaining why spoons became common household items as well as burial goods.
This bronze spoon has dual heads: one is large, and the other small. The smaller head is believed to have been used to hold a small dose of liquid medicine.