Spoon — Bronze Spoon, Korea, 918-1392
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
918-1392
Spoon in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number M.407-1912), made in Korea, dated 918-1392. The museum's brief description reads: Spoon, willow-leaf-shaped head, bronze, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392).
Museum description: The spoon has a long pointed bowl, and a curved handle with an elaborate swallow-tail end. At each end of the handle is a pricked floral scroll design. The museum records it as Bronze, measuring Height 30.2 cm; Width 3.7 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Height 30.2 cm; Width 3.7 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze
- Place recorded
- Korea
Identification
- Museum object name
- Spoon
- Museum object number
- M.407-1912
- Museum system number
- O22066
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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