Hair Pin

Unknown CreatorPossibly Song Dynasty (960–1279)

Hallwyl Museum
Stockholm, Sweden

HAIRPIN

Possibly Song dynasty (960 – 1279)
Reportedly discovered in Shouzhou (centered in present-day Shou County, Anhui province)
Inventory number: XLIX:I:C.r.01.

Of an elongated U-shape, the simple design of this undecorated hairpin makes it difficult to date. However, this style was more popular during the Song dynasty.

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Title: Hair Pin
Creator: Unknown Creator
Date Created: Possibly Song Dynasty (960–1279)
Location Created: China
Subject Keywords: Chinese Bronze Age, Hair pins
Rights: CC BY

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