Inner Mongolia Museum

内蒙古博物院

匈奴王金冠

King of Xiongnu Jin Guan.

Time: warring States size: Eagle height 6.7, crown diameter 16.5cm and weight 1211.7 grams Source: this set of gold crowns unearthed in Aru Chaideng, Hangjin Banner, Ordos City, the main shape of this set of gold crowns is a winged eagle, standing on a hemispheric body bitten by a wolf and sheep, overlooking the earth.

The forehead ring is made of three semicircular gold bar tenons and rivets, with embossed crouching tiger, horizontal panjiao sheep and crouching horse shape, and the middle part is rope pattern.

It is the only gold crown of Xiongnu aristocracy found in China at present.

鹿啣草纹鎏金银马饰具

Deer grass pattern gold and silver horse ornaments.

Group 1, 4 sets of 157 pieces in Liao Dynasty.

The convex shape saves 9.2 in length and 5.9 in width, and the rectangle saves 4.62 in length and 2.6 cm in width.

Tomb of Liao Ying Ma Gift King unearthed in Dayingzi Village, Chifeng City.

The silver hammer is carved with a chisel.

Including horse cage headdress, horse plate chest decoration, horse rear decoration and so on.

Saving relief deer title grass pattern, gilding.

The back is lined with plates and nails.

From the point of view of the shape and the names of various parts, it is as easy as the harness of the Tang Dynasty.

And there has been a greater development under the creation of the Qidan nationality with developed pommel horse culture.

Qidan pommel horse is the first in the world, horse decoration has a long history, in addition to the production materials, there are sterling silver, copper gold gilding, agate, jade and so on, exquisite craftsmanship.

The belt decoration of each part is various, and its technology is mostly done by traditional molding, hammering, chisel, gilding, polishing and Seiko.

Decorations include deer pattern, dragon opera bead pattern, Phoenix pattern, flock of birds pattern, honeysuckle pattern, caviar pattern, wrapped branch roll grass pattern and so on.

西晋兽头纹虎形金饰牌

The tiger-shaped gold ornament plate with animal head pattern in the Western Jin Dynasty

北魏鹿首金步摇冠饰

Northern Wei Deer Head Gold Rock Crown

战国刺猬形金饰件

Gold hedgehog-shaped ornaments in the warring States period

唐鎏金双摩羯纹银盘

Tang gold gilded double Capricorn silver plate