Collection

Metal Artworks

양평 상자포리 지석묘 출토 유물
Relics from Dolmens at Sangjapo-ri, Yangpyeong
Artifact Name
(영어) Relics from Dolmens at Sangjapo-ri, Yangpyeong
(한글) 양평 상자포리 지석묘 출토 유물
(한자) 楊平上紫浦里支石墓出土遺物
Culture/PeriodBronze Age 4th-3rd century B.C.
Materials
DimensionsBronze dagger L. 22.5cm, stone dagger L. 42.5cm
Assigned No.
Description
Excavated by the Ewha Womans University Museum from a tomb in the Soyang River and Paldang Dam areas before they were submerged in 1972, the bronze dagger (second from right) is the first of its kind to be found in a tomb in South Korea. This dagger provides crucial information about the development of bronze daggers in Korea.