Bokcheondong 22hobun Chulto Cheongdongchilduryeong, Busan

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2019

Category

Craft

Era

가야(4~5세기)

Designated year

2019

Location

동래구, 부산광역시— 부산광역시 동래구 복천로 63 (복천동, 복천박물관)

Coordinates

35.208736, 129.091213Kakao address conversion

Bronze Seven-Headed Bell unearthed from Tomb No. 22, Bokcheon-dong Tumuli, Busan was unearthed in the middle of excavation work carried out in 1980 to 1982. This type of relics used for a ritual in the Gojoseon Period includes eight-headed/two-headed ones. And this one has been the first one unearthed among those dating back to the Three-Kingdoms Period. The one in the subject testifies that such a ritual continued until the Gaya Period and thus has a unique value. As one that was used by a supreme leader of Gaya during the 4th/5th Century, its body and bells were made of bronze with its inside empty. A wood handle was fitted into the body. The smoothly processed surface of the object displays an advance in the handcraft skills. The one in the subject displays a unique shape, the like of which cannot be found in this part of the world, and is thought to be a valuable item showing part of a ritual carried out during the Gaya Period and the bronze handcraft skills of the period.

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