Decoding the strange uses of the golden shoes in ancient Korean tombs

The pair of gilded bronze shoes from the Silla Dynasty were not only simple burial objects but also contained ritual meanings, surprising the scientific community.

While excavating an ancient tomb in the ruins of the ancient Silla Kingdom in Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, experts from the Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute unexpectedly found a strange and shocking artifact. Photo: @Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute.

It is a pair of bronze, gilded shoes, estimated to date from 57 BC to 935 AD. And this is the first pair of bronze shoes, extremely rare to be found in this area. Photo: @Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute.

The sole and metal arch of the shoe have T-shaped cuts on the surface and circular gilded copper motifs. Photo: @Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute.

According to archaeologists, these metal shoes were not used for walking around town, but were used only in indigenous funeral ceremonies, serving as elegant shoes for the deceased to wear in the afterlife . Photo: @Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute.

In addition to the gilded bronze shoes, experts also found what appeared to be a gilded bronze saddle and an ancient horse bit. Photo: @Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute.

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