국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Pistol-shaped Bronze Ware
  • Nationality/Period

    Early Iron Age

  • Materials

    Metal - Copper Alloy

  • Dimensions

    L. 18.2cm, L. 17.9cm

  • Accession Number

    Bongwan 13120

These pistol-shaped bronze wares, excavated from the Archaeological Site in Sang-ri, Pyongyang, in North Korea, were parts of a horse harness, and served to fix the reins tightly to a cart. Most harness parts were influenced by those introduced from the Han Dynasty of China, but these artifacts are uniquely Korean, the like of which cannot be found in China.