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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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