Twin-lion stone lantern to return to Yeoju temple site after decades in museum
The Korea Heritage Service said it is moving forward with plans to relocate a Goryeo-era stone lantern from the National Museum of Korea back to a temple site in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, where it originally stood. The agency is working with the National Museum of Korea and the city of Yeoju to move the Twin-Lion Stone Lantern from Godalsa Temple Site — a Treasure, one of Korea's state heritage…
The Korea Heritage Service has announced its plans to relocate a Goryeo-era stone lantern from the National Museum of Korea to its original site at Godalsa Temple in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. This Twin-Lion Stone Lantern, designated as a Treasure in 1963, is believed to date back to the 10th century. Unlike most twin-lion stone lanterns in Korea, the lions on this lantern crouch, a feature that suggests the Goryeo Dynasty's innovative approach to stone carving.
The lantern was discovered toppled over at the Godalsa site and has been moved multiple times before it ended up at the museum, initially kept by village residents and then placed in a wedding hall in Seoul's Jongno District in 195.
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