국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Bronze Artifacts from Daegok-ri, Hwasun (Bronze Axe)
  • Nationality/Period

    Early Iron Age

  • Provenance

    Hwasun-gun

  • Materials

    Metal - Copper Alloy

  • Category

    Industry·Occupation - forestry - forest products - ax

  • Dimensions

    L. 7.5cm

  • Designation

    National Treasure 143-5

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu 2582

This bronze axe was among the Bronze Age artifacts unearthed from the archaeological site in Daegok-ri of Dogok-myeon, Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do. Known to have developed from the fan-shaped axe, one of the most representative relics of Korean Bronze Age culture along with the Liaoning-style bronze dagger, this bronze axe exhibits a body with square shoulders. Its single-edged blade suggests that it was used more as an adze than an axe.