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Nov 19, 2008
Topknot Pin
Topknot Pin
은제 도금 동곳 (銀製鍍金銅串)
918–1392
Korea, Goryeo period
(918-1392)
Silver
Overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
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.
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