Bronze mirrors with fine linear design, sun pattern

National Museum of Korea, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea

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Bronze mirrors with fine linear design. The first state ever to emerge on the Korean Peninsula was Gojoseon ("Ancient Joseon"), which came to control the entire northwest region of the peninsula during the Bronze Age, stretching as far west as the Liaoning region of China. Gojoseon was powerful enough to compete as equals against the Yan, Qin, and Han of ancient China. Around the time of Gojoseon's downfall (c. 108 BC), several smaller states emerged and gained influence in its vicinity, including Buyeo, Goguryeo, Okjeo, and Dongye. Meanwhile, to the south, the Samhan states (Mahan, Jinhan, Byeonhan) formed from the state of Jin, which had controlled the southern region of the peninsula for a long (though indeterminate) amount of time.

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Bronze mirrors with fine linear design

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Source:  Seoul, South Korea