The Archeological Collections Room displays some 600 artifacts inherited from Korean ancestors°™ from the Prehistoric Age to the Joseon Period°™ including earthenware, stoneware, metal ware, and glass and jade items. Arranged according to period, they provide a broad view of the nation’s cultural development.
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Category Title
Bronze Mirror with Hunting Scene
Unified Silla Period, 8th-9th c. A.D.
15.3 × 15.3cm
Celadon Vase with Willow Design
Goryeo Period, 11th-14th c. A.D.
23.3 × 27.1 × 28.9cm
Silver Bowl with Inlaid Phoenix Designed Lid
Goryeo Period, 10th-14th c. A.D.
7.6 × 10.1 × 10.1cm
Bronze Bell
Goryeo Period, 10th-14th c. A.D.
21.5 °ø 11.7° ø 11.7cm
Korean bronze bells were made for tolling at Buddhist rituals, playing music, worshipping before the image of Buddha, and holding Buddhist services. The bell's sound is said to help people forget their troubles and cares, soothe the mind, and save people from hell.
The Goryeo Dynasty inherited the artistic tradition of Unified Silla and introduced the refined style of the Chinese Song Dynasty.
Promoted by the state, Buddhism was practiced by monks and the aristocracy.
This enabled Buddhist art to develop, resulting in the production of many Buddhist paintings, as well as luxury patterns and the meticulous crafting techniques exhibited in inlaid celadon pottery, Goryeo celadon pottery, and bronze bells, the latter of which attest to Goryeo's developed casting and metal crafting technology.