Gilt-bronze Jamulsoe (Collection)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.777

Category

Craft

Era

통일신라시대

Designated year

1984

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울 용산구 이태원로55길 60-16, 삼성미술관 리움 (한남동)

Coordinates

37.536528, 126.996187

A total of four items, a crossbar, a door handle and two nails, dating from the Unified Silla period were found in the same place. The gilt bronze crossbar is 26 cm long while the door handle is 10.5 cm long, and the nails are 4.9 cm long. The crossbar has been preserved in a decent condition, with the plating intact. It is rather unusual to have both crossbar and door handle excavated together. They are important materials that will disclose the secret of the doors used during the Unified Silla Period, whose exact shape could until now only be guessed from designs left on pagodas and in paintings from the period. This crossbar can be separated or attached on the left side where the keyhole is also located. Both door handle and handle plates are made in a circular shape. The nails consist of three parts, a looped head, a short neck and a pointed end. The elegant and evocative ornaments on the front side of door handle reflect superior craftsmanship. The crossbar is long and has simple ornamentation. An ornament resembling a hairpin slightly reversed at the end indicates that it was produced sometime in the mid Unified Silla period. This is the only gold-plated crossbar from the era of Unified Silla. Although its exact mode of use is not known, it would certainly have been used in the royal palace.

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