국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Bronze Mirror with Fine Liner Design
  • Nationality/Period

    Early Iron Age

  • Provenance

    Yangyang-gun

  • Materials

    Metal - Copper Alloy

  • Category

    Housing - Daily Utensils - toilet article - mirror

  • Dimensions

    D. 14.3cm

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu 1827

These bronze mirrors with geometric designs were found in Jeongam-ri, Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do. Two knobs are attached to the edge of the back. Bronze mirrors with this type of geometric design (mostly with converging triangular straight lines) are a more advanced version of mirrors with a coarse design. These particular mirrors are presumed to have served as ritual implement symbolizing the sun as well as fulfilling their usual function.