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It is a gold crown of the Silla Period founded
in Geumgwanchong (Gold Crown Tomb) located in
Noseo-dong, Gyeongju-si. Its height is 44.4§¯ and
diameter of headband reaches 19§¯. The gold crown
consists of the inner crown and outer crown, but
this crown turns out to be an outer crown and
shows the typical gold crown of the Silla Period.
In the front of round headband there are three
letters of 'Chul' in Chinese in three steps and
two antlers in the left and right side of back.
There are dots around the letter of 'Chul' and
upper and below part of headband, and lots of
jade green gems and glass bead decorations are
hanging from gold threads regularly. In the ends
of both sides, gold chains are hanging down in
two lines in the shape of leaves at regular intervals,
and a jade green gem is hanging at the end of
the chain. Differently from the outer crown, a
crown hat regarded as an inner crown is found
outside tomb. The crown hat is a kind of triangle
hat made in a thin gold sheet, and there is a
decoration with two long bird wings over it. The
decoration of wing reflects the belief of people
in the Three Kingdoms Period and suspects that
it has something to do with shamanism. In terms
of its basic design and technique, this gold crown
is regarded as a masterpiece representing the
style of crown in the Silla Period.
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