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Hair ornament

Description

Hair ornament of bronze in form of a phoenix in profile: China, Tang dynasty, 7th - 8th century

Museum reference

A.1978.610

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Hair ornament

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

7th - 8th century

Style / Culture

Tang Dynasty, Chinese

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze

Associations

OWNER: Minett, Francis Robert Duncan, Lieutenant-Colonel (R.A.M.C.), 1923 - 1965

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