Nail Cover
918–1392
- Medium
- bronze gilt
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3 x 3.3 x 0.6 cm (1 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- metalwork
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
About
Metallurgy advanced remarkably in the Goryeo period (918–1392), explaining why a large quantity of gilt-bronze artifacts were found in burial sites. This particular object was used to decorate a wooden coffin.