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title: Cheonmachong ('Heavenly Horse Tomb')
author: OzinOH
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5980/cheonmachong-heavenly-horse-tomb/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cheonmachong ('Heavenly Horse Tomb')

_Authored by OzinOH_

## Image File

[![Cheonmachong ('Heavenly Horse Tomb')](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5980.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5980.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Silla](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silla/) royal [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) [Cheonmachong](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cheonmachong/) ('Heavenly Horse Tomb'), [Gyeongju](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gyeongju/), [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/). 6th century CE. The tomb was excavated in 1973 CE and, amongst hundreds of other treasures, contained a coffin, [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) crown, jewellery pieces, and a painted horse saddle showing a winged-horse.

## Cite This Work

### APA
OzinOH. (2016, October 27). Cheonmachong ('Heavenly Horse Tomb'). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5980/cheonmachong-heavenly-horse-tomb/>
### Chicago
OzinOH. "Cheonmachong ('Heavenly Horse Tomb')." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 27, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5980/cheonmachong-heavenly-horse-tomb/>.
### MLA
OzinOH. "Cheonmachong ('Heavenly Horse Tomb')." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5980/cheonmachong-heavenly-horse-tomb/>.

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