Cup Found by the Queen's Head

This artifact is a silver cup with a bronze stand that was found by the head of the Queen. Metal arts and crafts were highly valued in Baekje. How about we examine the metal crafts from the Baekje period by beginning with the artifact at the top? Isn’t the flower bud on top of the lid's handle beautiful?

The lotus leaves that cover the top are decorated with gold and there are more leaves underneath the gold ones. The sparkling gold resembles the pink cheeks of a little girl. The four peaks engraved on the lid represent the homes of hermits or ascetics. Above them you can see an engraving of a flying phoenix.

Below this, there is another engraved lotus that is in full bloom, and there are three dragons surrounding the whole cup. The silver cup fits within the bronze stand, so there is no chance of the cup toppling over.

I think that this tea cup may have been a special favorite of the Queen, since it was found next to her head. Maybe the tea cup was buried in the tomb so that the Queen would be able to enjoy tea from her favorite cup even in the afterlife?