Chinese hair ornament in gold filigree work

An image of Head of a hairpin. Hair ornament in gold filigree work. Unknown maker, China. It has the shape of a phoenix, which is standing on a cloud with extended tail feathers and with a raised head. The body and head of the phoenix are of thick plaited gold wires soldered together like feathers. The crest is in the form of a flower shaped receptacle for a gold bead. The phoenix is holding a bead in its beak. Beneath the cloud is a hole for fixing the bird to a head dress. Gold filigree, soldered, width 4.2 cm, height 3.8 cm. Tang Dynasty (618-907).

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Head of a hairpin. Hair ornament in gold filigree work. Unknown maker, China. It has the shape of a phoenix, which is standing on a cloud with extended tail feathers and with a raised head. The body and head of the phoenix are of thick plaited gold wires soldered together like feathers. The crest is in the form of a flower shaped receptacle for a gold bead. The phoenix is holding a bead in its beak. Beneath the cloud is a hole for fixing the bird to a head dress. Gold filigree, soldered, width 4.2 cm, height 3.8 cm. Tang Dynasty (618-907).

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Accession Number: O.225-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 889 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 637.90kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1

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accessory AD birds Chinese clouds fashion feathers filigree Fitz_AA gold hair hair ornament mythical mythology ornament phenix phoenix soldered T'ang Dynasty Tang Dynasty

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