Cheonmachong
Cheonmachong | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 천마총 |
Hanja | 天馬塚 |
Revised Romanization | Cheonmachong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnmach'ong |
Cheonmachong, formerly Tomb No.155 in South Korea, is a tumulus located in Gyeongju, South Korea.
History
The name "Cheonmachong" means
Renovations have recently[when?] been completed.[citation needed]
Architecture
The tomb, in typical Silla style, is a wood-lined chamber running east to west and is covered in a mound of boulders and earth.[5] This kind of tomb is said to follow the pattern of a Scytho-Iranian tomb in Pazyryk, Russia.[6] The tomb is 47 metres in diameter, 157 metres in circumference, and 12.7 metres in height.
Chamber
The chamber of the tomb contained a lacquered wooden coffin which had burial goods placed around it.
Crown
The crown is considered one of the most valuable gold crowns in Silla. It features a large cluster with three branch shaped ornaments and two deer horn shaped ornaments, and it is full of jade and spangles. The crown and cap was made by combining four gold plates decorated with bore patterns. It is believed to have been placed on top of a hat made of birch bark. Various types of patterns were precisely drilled into it to make it beautiful, including the T-charge pattern, the diamond-shaped pattern, and the twisted dragon pattern. [8]
Gallery
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The entrance
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Cheonmado (Painting of the Heavenly Horse), No. 207National Treasure
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Gold crown of Silla, No. 188 National Treasure
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No. 189 National Treasure
See also
- History of Korea
- Silla
- Korean art
- Crown of Silla
- Gold girdle of Korea
Notes
- ^ "천마총". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ a b Barbara Ann Kipfer, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology, p. 232
- ^ "백55호 고분은 지증왕릉". JoongAng Ilbo보 (in Korean). 1973-09-19. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ ""慶州(경주) 155號(호) 古墳(고분) 金冠(금관) 「榮華(영화)의 主人(주인)」은 누구"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 1973-07-29. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ a b c Sarah Milledge Nelson, The Archaeology of Korea, p. 250
- ^ a b c d Richard Rutt, Keith L. Pratt, Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary, p. 165
- ^ a b orientalarchitecture.com. "Asian Historical Architecture: A Photographic Survey". www.orientalarchitecture.com.
- ^ "천마총".
References
- Kim, Jeong-gi et al.
- 1974 Cheonmachong Balguljosa Bogoseo [Cheonmachong Excavation Site Report]. Office of Cultural Properties, Seoul.