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Maker: Unknown
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. Chinese T’ang or early Sung Dynasty c. 907 AD
History note: Exhibited in an Amsterdam exhibition in 1925, no. 116. Bought from Sparks, 1925
Oscar C. Raphael Bequest 1941, received 1946
Length: 21.6 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.
Chinese T’ang-Sung Dynasty, Early
Production date:
circa
AD 0907
Accession number: O.224-1946
Primary reference Number: 138329
Oscar Raphael number: 38
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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