The Tomb of King Muryeong of Paekche
King Muryeon was the ruler of Paekche between 501 and 523. Paekche was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Silla and Koguryeo.
The tomb is located in what is now Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
The Tomb
Found in 1971, it is one of the most important findings in South Korea, because it is the only intact tomb from the Kingdom of Paekche. Thanks to a stelae at the entrance of the tomb it was possible to identify this burial with certainty and to date it.
The walls are made of bricks, with floral (mostly lotus flowers) or geometrical patterns, on the walls are painted the Spirit Guardians.
The memorial tablets confirmed also what is written in the "Samguk Sagi", the "History of Three Kingdoms".
The Treasure
The Treasure is composed by more than 2000 pieces, and twelve of them are now National Treasures.
The most striking pieces are the crown pendants and the jewellery.
The king's pendants, that you can see on top of the page, represented a flaming tree, and the queen's a lotus flower.
The footrests were decorated in gold, with a tortoise pattern.
Want to know more about it? Check the Gongju National Museum page!