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Nail Cover

Date: 918–1392
Medium: bronze gilt
Culture: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Department: Korean Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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