Spoon
918-1392 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This spoon's curved handle and oval bowl typifies Koryo period (918-1392) bronzeware design. The handles on earlier Koryo spoons such as this are shorter and have a gentler curve than their mid-Koryo counterparts. It is therefore likely that this spoon dates to the 10th to 11th century. During the Koryo period bronze spoons were frequently used a burial objects, this being a custom which had been practiced from as early as the Three Kingdoms period (57 BC - AD 668). Metal spoons and chopsticks are still used in Korea today for eating.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Spoon, bronze, Korea, Koryo dynasty (918-1392) |
| Physical description | The spoon has a shallow, pointed oval bowl and a thin curved handle ending in a spatula. The handle has moulded decoration near the end. |
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| Summary | This spoon's curved handle and oval bowl typifies Koryo period (918-1392) bronzeware design. The handles on earlier Koryo spoons such as this are shorter and have a gentler curve than their mid-Koryo counterparts. It is therefore likely that this spoon dates to the 10th to 11th century. During the Koryo period bronze spoons were frequently used a burial objects, this being a custom which had been practiced from as early as the Three Kingdoms period (57 BC - AD 668). Metal spoons and chopsticks are still used in Korea today for eating. |
| Bibliographic reference | Beth McKillop. Korean Art and Design. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.314-1921 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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