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title: Gold Silla Crown
author: Jeff & Neda Fields
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5774/gold-silla-crown/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gold Silla Crown
_Authored by Jeff & Neda Fields_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5774.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) crown of the [Silla](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silla/) kingdom, [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/). From the Great [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) at Hwangnam, Geumseong ([Gyeongju](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gyeongju/)), 5-6th century CE. The crown is made of sheet-gold and decorated with granulation and crescent-shaped jade pendants. The tree-like upright parts illustrate links with shamanism. Height: 27.3 cm. National Treasure No. 191. (Gyeongju National Museum, Korea)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Fields, J. &. N. (2016, September 29). Gold Silla Crown. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Fields, Jeff & Neda. "Gold Silla Crown." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2016. .
### MLA
Fields, Jeff & Neda. "Gold Silla Crown." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/67011297@N07/8720915400/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/67011297@N07/8720915400/) by [**Jeff & Neda Fields**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/67011297@N07/8720915400/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 September 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.