Hair Ornament
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Hair Ornament

TitleHair Ornament
MediumSilver
ClassificationMetalwork
OriginChina China
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineFletcher Fund, 1926
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

About this artwork

“Hair Ornament” is a work of unattributed authorship. It is executed in silver and classified as metalwork. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Catalogued as metalwork. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.

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Dated to 14th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 14th century held in the archive.

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Recorded origin: China. Browse more public-domain art from China.

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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

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