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title: Gold Crown of Silla
author: Martin Roell
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5880/gold-crown-of-silla/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gold Crown of Silla

_Authored by Martin Roell_

## Image File

[![Gold Crown of Silla](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5880.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5880.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) crown of the [Silla](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silla/) kingdom of [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/) (1st century BCE to 7th century CE). National Treasure No. 191 from the north mound of the Great [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) at Hwangnam, Geumseong ([Gyeongju](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gyeongju/)). 5th 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.

Gyeongju National Museum, South Korea.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Roell, M. (2016, October 13). Gold Crown of Silla. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5880/gold-crown-of-silla/>
### Chicago
Roell, Martin. "Gold Crown of Silla." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 13, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5880/gold-crown-of-silla/>.
### MLA
Roell, Martin. "Gold Crown of Silla." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5880/gold-crown-of-silla/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Korea-Silla_kingdom-Gold_crown_from_Geumgwanchong-No.191-01D.jpg) by [**Martin Roell**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Korea-Silla_kingdom-Gold_crown_from_Geumgwanchong-No.191-01D.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 October 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. 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.