Golden Crown Tomb

A wooden coffin tomb in Gyeongju, South Korea, from the Three Kingdoms period in Silla. It was discovered by chance in 1921 and was given this name due to the gold crown that was unearthed there. It is a circular tomb with a base diameter of about 45 meters and a height of about 12 meters. A wooden coffin was installed under the enclosed soil, and a lacquered wooden coffin was placed inside. A gold crown, earrings, bracelets, belt, waist straps, and gilt bronze decorative sandals were excavated from the coffin, and a wide variety of weapons, horse equipment, and containers were also excavated from the coffin. A bronze dagger is thought to have been made in China, and a glass cup is thought to have been made in Western Asia, but most of the items were made in Silla, indicating the high level of metalworking technology at the time. Judging from the splendor and abundance of the excavated items, it is believed to be a royal tomb and dates back to around the latter half of the 5th century.

[Hideo Sadamori]

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韓国（大韓民国）、慶州(けいしゅう／キョンジュ)市にある三国時代新羅(しらぎ)の積石木槨(つみいしもっかく)墳。1921年偶然に発見され、金冠が出土したことからこの名称がつけられた。底径約45メートル、高さ約12メートルの円墳で、封土下に木槨が設置され、漆塗りの木棺が安置されていたようである。棺内から、金製冠(かんむり)、耳飾、釧(くしろ)、銙帯(かたい)、腰佩(ようはい)や金銅製飾履などが着装された状態で出土し、槨内から多種多量の武器、馬具、容器類が出土。そのうち青銅鐎斗(しょうと)は中国製、ガラス杯は西アジア製と考えられるが、大部分は新羅製で、当時の金属工芸技術の高さを示す。出土品の華麗さ豊富さからみて、王陵級の古墳であり、ほぼ5世紀後葉ごろを中心とした年代と考えられる。

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