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Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime

Gilt bronze, early Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), Korea

Rights: Public Domain

Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift 1999 Benefit Fund and The Rosenkranz Foundation Inc. Gift 1999

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Korea

Title: Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime

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Gilt bronze, early Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), Korea.

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