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`Our ancestors, noted for their rare intelligence and creativity, have left remarkable achievements in the development of our scientific civilization. It is to remember and make more widely known this scientific-mindedness of theirs that the Ministry of Communications has been issuing special postage stamps in series with the theme of their scientific creativity and inventions. The following two kinds (the fifth in the series) are designed to depict their metallurgical technology. 1. Gilt-bronze Buddha Sitting in Meditation Three-Kingdoms period, 7th Century 3 Feet in Height National Treasure No. 78 National Museum of Korea This gilt-bronze image of thinking Buddha, sitting half cross-legged, is a beautifully sculptured statue already known in the world. Regarded as the finest of the Three-King-doms period, the sculpture represents the highly advanced metallurgical technology and gilding art of the period. 2. Moulds for Dagger and Spear Bronze Age (4th- 1st c.B.C.) Excavated in Young-Am, Chonnam province National Treasure No.231 35.5×8.8×4.1cm Soongshil University Museum. A mould to make Korean-type daggers is on oneside and a mould for spear is on the other side of this steatite mould. Molten alloy of copper and tin was poured into the moulds to make daggers and spears. Through repeated use, this mould turned blackish.`