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Topknot Pin

은제 도금 동곳 (銀製鍍金銅串)

918–1392

Korea, Goryeo dynasty

(918–1392)
Medium
silver
Measurements
Overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1030
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This bronze hairpin was for a man to fix his topknot.

Description

Metallurgy advanced remarkably in the Goryeo period (918-1392), explaining why a large quantity of sophisticated metal artifacts were used not only as daily accessories but also as burial goods. Men put their hair in a knot at the top of their heads. To keep their long hair from falling, a bronze pin such as this one was used.

Topknot Pin

918–1392

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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