Bronze Artifacts from Daegok-ri, Hwasun

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.143

Category

Craft

Era

미상

Designated year

1972

Location

북구, 광주광역시— 광주 북구 하서로 110, 국립광주박물관 (매곡동,국립광주박물관)

Coordinates

35.189095, 126.883091

These relics were found in Daegok-ri, Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do along Yeongsangang River. Among these relics, the following items were designated as national treasure: three Slender Bronze Daggers, two Bronze Bells with Eight Heads, two Bronze Bells with Twin Heads, a Bronze Hand Knife, a Bronze Ax, and two Bronze Mirrors with Fine Linear Design. The Slender Bronze Daggers have sharp edges on both sides. One of them has the end of the edge damaged. The protruding part of the center of the sword differs from the other parts. Among those unearthed on the Korean Peninsula, these are the ones made in a later period. The Bronze Bells with Eight Heads are designed to make sound with bronze beads put inside. They were believed to have been used for shamanic or religious rites. Their surface exhibits fern-brake patterns. The Bronze Bells with Twin Heads are designed to make sound with the bronze beads put inside. They were believed to have been used for shamanic or religious rites. The Bronze Hand Knife was thought to have been used in sculpting. The Bronze Ax has a hole into which a wood handle was inserted. The Bronze Mirrors with Fine Linear Design feature geometric patterns on the backside and two knobs. These objects are composed of diverse types that display exquisite production techniques; thus serving as important materials for those studying the Bronze Age on the Korean Peninsula.

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