[Treasures From National Museum of Korea] Bronze Ritual Artifact

Period: Early Iron Age Materials: Metal — copper alloy Dimensions: L. 13.5 cm Designation: Treasure 1823 Early communities of the Korean Peninsula first began using metal objects during the Bronze Age, 10th to 4th century BCE. These early metal objects were made of bronze, an alloy consisting of copper and smaller proportions of tin, zinc, and lead. Producing bronze objects was a complex process that required molds, so only the most elite members of a society could own them. Thus, such objects s