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Spoon with Dual Heads
918-1392
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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Details
- Title: Spoon with Dual Heads
- Date Created: 918-1392
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.)
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.333
- Original Title: 약시형 청동 수저 (藥匙形靑銅匙)
- Fun Fact: 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.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
- Credit Line: General Income Fund
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1917.333
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