2020 134 AFTERLIFE HAIRCOMB

Title

2020 134 AFTERLIFE HAIRCOMB

Description

Hair comb made for use solely in the afterlife and placed in the tomb at burial; the design depicts a female figure at the centre, surrounded by shapes representing trees and birds. Made from puddle cast bronze, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.

Artefact Origin

Thanh Hóa

Region

North Central

Timeline

400B.C. - 100A.D.

Dimensions

L16.5 W9.5cm

Files

© Sébastien Löffler / NOI Pictures

Collection

Citation

“2020 134 AFTERLIFE HAIRCOMB,” UNIS Cultural Collection, accessed May 4, 2024, https://unisculturalcollection.omeka.net/items/show/127.

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