원개청동기의 앞뒷면 : 그 사용법에 관하여 = A study of Disk-Shaped Bronze Implement

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Several explanations exist about the usage of disk-shaped bronze implements in the ancient society. Some argue that they were used as mirrors, others suggest percussion instruments, and still others bronze ornaments. Differences between disk-shaped bronze implements and mirrors with multiple knobs are that the former have no visible design, only one handle, and a sharp curvature unlike the latter with smooth curvature. The question is whether disk-shaped bronze implements excavated from Korean peninsula have any light reflecting function. To answer this question, I carefully studied the concave surfaces of disk-shaped bronze implements excavated from Goejeong- dong, Tong so-ri and Hapsong-ri sites.
The main findings are as follows:
(1) The concave sides of the disk-shaped bronze implements excavated from Goejeong-dong and Tongso-ri sites were highly polished, and they were as reflective as bronze mirrors.
(2) The concave side of the disk-shaped bronze implement from Hapsong ri site was unpolished, and it was different from bronze mirrors.
(3) As for the convex sides of the disk-shaped bronze implements, they did not appear to have been polished with care.
Considering the above findings, the disk-shaped bronze implements excavated from Goejeong-dong and Tongso ri sites belong to the stage where they could act as both mirrors and instruments. On the contrary, the disk-shaped bronze implement from Hapsong ri site can belong to the stage where it lost the function of being a mirror as the result of maintaining only its function as an instrument.
Even though disk-shaped implements had two functions, it can be considered that the light reflecting function expanded the role of a mirror with multiple knobs and the sound function helped the engraved round bronze implement to be converted into an eight-armed bronze rattle.
Since it has been reported that shamans used bronze mirrors as percussion instruments in their performances in Korean peninsula and Siberia, I propose a reconsideration of the usage of mirrors in the ancient East Asia. Although the essential function of a mirror is to reflect light, other possible usages inyolying important functions need to be further investigated.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ.머리말
• Ⅱ.자료조사
• 1.대전 괴정동유적 출토 원개형동기
• 2.예산 동서리유적 출토 원개형동기
• 3.부여 합송리유적 출토 원개형동기
• Ⅲ.고찰
• Ⅳ.맺음말