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This paper presents the process of re-conservation and the results of research on the production method of the Iron Sword with Ring Pommel with Three-Pointed Leaf Decoration, one of the excavation findings from Tomb No. 55 in the Dalseong Ancient Tomb Complex in Daegu. This iron sword is a double weapon with two large swords housed within a single sheath. Four smaller swords are attached to the surface of the sheath, two on the upper portion and the other two below. It is the only such two-in-one weapon excavated intact thus far from an ancient Korean tomb. The records show that it underwent conservation treatment twice in the past. In this study, it was subjected to conservation treatment again to replace the stiffener in some cracking areas, and its material, composition, and production method were analyzed by CT, XRF analysis, and stereoscopic microscopy. The sword is mainly made of copper, but the golden component contains both gold and mercury, which suggests that the copper was plated in gold using mercury amalgamation. The examination of the production methods indicates that it was intended more to demonstrate the authority of its owner rather than to serve any practical use. The two upper small swords on the sheath were made in the same manner as the main swords, and the two small lower swords were cut from a single metal sheet. The sheath was made by cutting two metal sheets. Supports were used to attach the two small swords to the upper portion of the sheath, while the lower portion of the sheath was slit to allow the other two small swords to be inserted into it. The ring pommels of the main swords have a three-pointed leaf decoration. As for the other designs, the handle of the main sword features a series of semicircles, the decorative bands on the sheath have waves in dots, and the fish tail of the sheath shows diagonal lines of dots.
대구 달성 고분군 중 하나인 55호분에서 발견된 부장품 중 삼엽문이자태도의 재보존처리와 제작 기법에 관한 연구이다. 이자태도는 모도가 2점, 자도가 4점이 부착된 이합도이고 출토된 완형으로는 유일하다. 과거 2회의 보존처리가 실시된 기록이 있으며 이번에 균열부 보강제 교체를 위한 재보존처리와 함께 컴퓨터 단층촬영(CT), XRF분석, 실체현미경 관찰을 통해 유물의 재질, 성분, 제작 기법을 조사하였다. 주성분은 구리(Cu)이고 금색 부분에서는 금(Au)과 수은(Hg)이 함께 검출된 것으로 보아 구리에 수은 아말감 금도금을 한 금동으로 추정된다. 제작 기법을 조사한 결과 둥근 삼엽문의 환두부와 병부의 연결은 슴베 부분을 만들어 끼웠고 병판만 금속판으로 제작되어 있는 것을 보아 장식으로서의 기능이 높다고 판단할 수 있다. 상부 자도의 결합 방식은 모도와 같고, 하부 자도는 하나의 금속판을 재단하여 만들었다. 검초는 총 2개의 판을 재단하여 만들었고 상부 자도를 검초에 고정하기 위해 자도 도신부의 아래쪽에 지지대를 넣었으며 하부 자도는 검초 일부를 재단하여 안으로 꽂아 넣었다. 표현된 문양은, 환두부는 삼엽문, 병판은 횡주 연호문, 초구금구와 초미금구는 파상형 점열문, 어미형 초미금구는 점열문을 시문하여 제작되었다.