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Ornament with Dragon Design

은제 용무늬 꾸미개 (銀製龍文裝身具)

1100s
(918–1392)
bronze
Overall: 3.4 x 2.5 cm (1 5/16 x 1 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1045
Location: 236 Korean
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This metal ornament is part of a decorative brooch once used to hold clothes together.

Description

Metalworking techniques advanced remarkably during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Sophisticated metal objects with intricate designs were used not only as daily accessories, but also as burial goods for commemorating the dead. Traces of fibers found on the backs of these metal ornaments suggest that they were once used as brooches to hold garments together.
Ornament with Dragon Design

Ornament with Dragon Design

1100s

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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