incense burner was the largest find

Arts of Korea

GOLD
SILLA

among 450 artifacts excavated.

CROWN

OF

The largest mounded tomb from

the Silla kingdom in Korea was
found to be that of a queen, who
wore a pure gold crown and a
golden belt of leadership. These
make it clear that she was a ruling
queen, but she does not appear in
the official list of kings, although
some queens do.

GILT-BRONZE
BAEKJE

BURNER

OF

The Gilt-bronze Incense Burner

of Baekje is the 287th National
Treasure

of

Korea

and

was

designated on May 30, 1996. It is

currently

housed

at

National

Museum.

the

Buyeo

During

an

excavation of an ancient temple

site in Neungsan-ri, Buyeo County
in Chungcheongnam-do in 1993, the

DRAGON-SHAPEDN CELADON EWER

A dragon holding its tail up swims

forcefully while riding a lotus
flower in this uniquely shaped
ewer. The head of the dragon
holding its tongue out forms the
spout while the tail and the fins
raised above the head becomes the
water intake intake and lid.

Comb-pattern Pottery

Comb-pattern pottery
Comb pottery, also called comb
ware, main pottery type of the
Korean Neolithic Period (c. 3000
700 bce). Derived from a Siberian
Neolithic prototype, the pottery is
made of sandy clay, and its colour
is predominantly reddish brown.
The vessel form found in early
comb pottery is a simple V-shape
with a pointed or rounded bottom.

Dragon-shaped Celadon Ewer