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Gilt-bronze Shoes
unknownSilla, 5th century
Gyeongju National Museum
Gyeongju-si, South Korea
As only the heels of these shoes remain, this pair of shoes has a similar shape to the gilt-bronze shoes of Goguryeo, which were fixed with square-headed nails on the upper part of their soles. Over 33 quadrangular pyramid-shaped nails are presumed to have been fixed on the soles.
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- Title: Gilt-bronze Shoes
- Creator: unknown
- Date Created: Silla, 5th century
- Location: Hwangnamdaechong Tomb in Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea
- Type: metal work
- Rights: Gyeongju National Museum
- Medium: L 27.5㎝
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