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Ornament with Bat Design
1200s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Metallurgy advanced remarkably in the Goryeo period (918-1392), explaining why a large quantity of sophisticated artifacts with delicate designs were used not only as daily accessories but also as burial goods. A small trace of fibers found on the back of this type of metal ornament suggests that it might have been used as a brooch or pin to hold clothes together.
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- Title: Ornament with Bat Design
- Date Created: 1200s
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1047
- Medium: bronze
- Original Title: 청동 박쥐무늬 꾸미개 (靑銅蝙文金銅裝飾)
- Fun Fact: This metal ornament is part of a decorative brooch once used to hold clothes together.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
- Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1917.1047
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