Sun and Moon Ornaments

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Pair of hair ornaments with the
characters for "sun" and "moon"

From the tomb of Duke Xu Fu,
outside the Taiping Gate, Nanjing

Reign of the Zhengde emperor (1506-1521)

Silver with embossed and repoussé design

H. 14.76 cm (3.75 in.)
W. 25.59 cm (6.5 cm)

Nanjing Municipal Museum

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