Cup
Produced in limited quantities and reserved for the elite, silver and gold metalwork survives in fewer numbers today than bronze.These bowls lack feet and may have been burial goods not used in rituals. Precious metal objects tend to be found in the elaborate stone chamber tombs linked to royal and wealthy people.
Artwork Details
- 은제 잔 고려
- 銀製盞 高麗
- Title: Cup
- Period: Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
- Object Number: 23.120.6
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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10th century
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ca. 1340
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