Headdress decorated with two dragons confronting a flaming jewel
late 10th–early 11th century
Medium/TechniqueGilt silver with repoussé decoration
Dimensions20.6 x 62 cm (8 1/8 x 24 7/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds by exchange from the William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number40.749
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance1940, exchanged with Yamanaka and Company, New York, by the MFA (Accession Date: November 14, 1940). 
12th–13th century
about A.D. 700
14th century
12th–13th century
about 10th–11th century A.D.
9th century A.D.