Spoon
918-1392 (made)
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This spoon has an exaggerated curved handle and a handle-end in the form of a swallowtail. It likely dates to the mid-Koryo period (918-1392). During this time, handle-ends were elegantly cut and decorated with incised patterns, as seen here. Metal spoons and chopsticks are still used in Korea today for eating.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze, cast and beaten |
| Brief description | Spoon; bronze; swallow-tail end and ziz-zag edging; Korea, Koryo dynasty (918-1392) |
| Physical description | The spoon has a long oval bowl, a curved handle with three sets of three incised transverse lines, a spreading top decorated with a device in pricked dots and a swallow tail end with zig-zag edge. Korean A & D pl 48 Colour: Bronze |
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| Summary | This spoon has an exaggerated curved handle and a handle-end in the form of a swallowtail. It likely dates to the mid-Koryo period (918-1392). During this time, handle-ends were elegantly cut and decorated with incised patterns, as seen here. Metal spoons and chopsticks are still used in Korea today for eating. |
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| Accession number | M.50-1937 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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