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Cloud-shaped Gold Ornaments Inlaid with Gemstones

Hubei Provincial Museum

Hubei Provincial Museum
Wuhan, China

These two pieces where used as clothing ornaments. The ornaments were crafted in a stylized cloud shape, with convex front and concave back. The four holes around the edges allowed them to be sewed to a garment. The ornament on the left is set with a triangular ruby. The ornament on the right is set with a circular light-yellow sapphire.

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  • Title: Cloud-shaped Gold Ornaments Inlaid with Gemstones
  • Location: Tomb of Prince Zhuang of Liang, Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province
  • Medium: Gold and Precious Stones
  • Excavation Date: 2001
  • Dynasty: Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
  • Dimensions: Left height: 1cm, length: 4cm, width: 3.4cm, weight: 11.7g. Right height: 1.2cm, length: 4cm, width: 3.2cm, weight: 10.9g.
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