Koryo schist cinerary chest at Woolley & Wallis
This rare 17 x 2ft 8in (43 x 82cm) Korean cinerary chest dates from the Koryo period. This kingdom effectively united the Later Three Kingdoms in AD936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until the Koryo dynasty was removed by the founder of the Choson in 1392.
Six grey schist slabs cut with tenons form the box, the outer faces incised with depictions of the…