Gold Earrings from Bubuchong Tomb, Gyeongju

A pair of Silla gold earrings from Bubuchong Tomb at Bomun-dong, Gyeongju, 8.7 cm long. A taehwan earring is one made hollow at the centre to keep it light. A large round ring forms the body, an oval middle ring joins it, and ornate leaf-shaped ornaments hang below. The large ring is divided into hexagons like a turtle's shell, each holding a four- or three-petalled flower, every one of them finely worked by granulation — gold wire and grains soldered to the surface. Below, small leaf-shaped ornaments are linked with twisted gold wire, and a large heart shape hangs at the end. Most Silla earrings use granulation, a technique that came from the Western Regions, and this is the most representative of them, worked in granulation over its whole surface including the hollow ring — a dazzling display of the goldsmith's skill.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Designation

National Treasure · 국보