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Nov 17, 2008
Spoon with Dual Heads
Spoon with Dual Heads
약시형 은동 수저 (藥匙形銀銅匙)
918–1392
Korea, Goryeo period
(918-1392)
Silver bronze
Overall: 28 cm (11 in.)
General Income Fund 1917.335
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Bronze spoons are the most common burial item. Scholars have proposed that toward the end of the 14th century, Koreans enjoyed meat-based soups more than any other dishes, explaining why spoons became common household items as well as burial goods.
Description
This bronze spoon has dual heads: one is large, and the other small. The smaller head is believed to have been used to hold a small dose of liquid medicine.
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