Needle container
12th-13th century
Object PlaceKorea
Medium/TechniqueSilver with engraved decoration
DimensionsL. 9 cm (3 9/16 in.), w. 1.1 cm (7 /16 in.)
Credit LineKeith McLeod Fund
Accession number1977.390
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
Provenance1977, sold by Korean dealer Mrs. Nansoo L. Juhon, Denver to the MFA (Accession Date: June 9, 1977).
12th century
12th century
early 11th century
about A.D. 700
about 1870–85
about 1875
about 1770
about 1765
inscribed with date equivalent to A.D. 1137
early to mid-19th century (?)
second half of the 5th century A.D.