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Headdress decorated with two dragons confronting a flaming jewel
Chinese
Liao dynasty
late 10th–early 11th century
Medium/Technique
Gilt silver with repoussé decoration
Dimensions
20.6 x 62 cm (8 1/8 x 24 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds by exchange from the William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number40.749
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance1940, exchanged with Yamanaka and Company, New York, by the MFA. (Accession Date: November 14, 1940).