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Hairpin

13th–11th century BCE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 商 骨簪
  • Title: Hairpin
  • Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
  • Date: 13th–11th century BCE
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Bone
  • Dimensions: L. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3 cm)
  • Classification: Bone
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.214.116
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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