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Ornament with Heron and Turtle Design
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Metalworking techniques advanced remarkably during the Goryeo period (918–1392). Sophisticated metal objects with intricate designs were used not only as daily accessories, but also as burial goods for commemorating the dead. Traces of fibers found on the backs of these metal ornaments suggest that they were once used as brooches to hold garments together.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineOrnament with Heron and Turtle Design (금동 왜가리·거북무늬 꾸미개 [金銅鷺龜文裝身具]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 3.5 x 2.6 cm (1 3/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1044.2
