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Chinese gold hair pin the head in shape of a flower

Image attached to O.224-1946

An image of Hairpin. Unknown maker, China. Gold hair pin the head in shape of a flower with four petals pierced and for engraved with veining and is soldered to a long pin. Gold, length, 21.6, cm, width, 3.8, cm, circa 907. Chinese T’ang or early Sung Dynasty.

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Hairpin. Unknown maker, China. Gold hair pin the head in shape of a flower with four petals pierced and for engraved with veining and is soldered to a long pin. Gold, length, 21.6, cm, width, 3.8, cm, circa 907. Chinese T’ang or early Sung Dynasty.

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  • Accession Number: O.224-1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 288 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 38.28kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 19/1

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8th Century accessory AD Chinese engraved engraving fashion Fitz_AA floral flowers gold hair hair ornament hair pin hairpin Northern Song Dynasty ornament petals pierced soldered Song Dynasty Sung Dynasty T'ang Dynasty Tang Dynasty

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