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title: Silla Gold Crown
author: National Museum of Korea
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5844/silla-gold-crown/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Silla Gold Crown

_Authored by National Museum of Korea_

## Image File

[![Silla Gold Crown](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5844.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5844.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 Auspicious Phoenix [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/), 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: 30.7 cm. National Treasure No. 339. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Korea, N. M. o. (2016, October 06). Silla Gold Crown. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5844/silla-gold-crown/>
### Chicago
Korea, National Museum of. "Silla Gold Crown." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5844/silla-gold-crown/>.
### MLA
Korea, National Museum of. "Silla Gold Crown." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5844/silla-gold-crown/>.

## License & Copyright

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