국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Silver Bowls With Cover
  • Nationality/Period

    Silla Kingdom

  • Provenance

    Gyeongju-si

  • Materials

    Metal - Silver

  • Category

    Food - Tableware - Foods and Drinks - case

  • Dimensions

    H. 15.6cm

  • Accession Number

    Bongwan 14357

This silver bowl was excavated from the Seobongchong Tomb in 1926. The bowl has a flat bottom, and a cross-shaped knob is attached to the top of its lid. The Chinese characters inscribed inside the lid and on its bottom state that it was made with 6 geun (=3.6 kg) of silver by royal command in the third lunar month of the first Yeonsu year.