Nail Cover
Unknown Artist
918–1392
Medium
bronze gilt
Dimensions
3 × 3.3 × 0.6 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Accession Number
1917.1051.3
About this artwork
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.