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Stone Cannonball
石丸
- Original name
- 석환
- Culture/Period
- Korea / Joseon Dynasty
- Findspot
- Jeollanam-do Jindo-gun
- Classification
- Military - Gunpowder weapon - Bullet
- Material
- Stone
- Dimensions
- Diameter : 8.7cm, Thickness : 7.7 cm
- No.
- Maritime Artifact 17155
- Location
- Mokpo National Maritime Museum(Exhibition Room 1)
This is a round bullet made of rhyolite, some of which is not trimmed, remaining its original form. There are sign-like spots on the smooth, reddish brown side, but whether they are artificial is uncertain. The opposite side is light gray, whose surface is relatively rough due to weathering.
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