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What's the name of the golden phoenix pattern on the copper headdress?

Feng Niaowen.

According to Netease, the golden phoenix pattern on the headdress copper piece is Feng Niaowen, one of the decorative patterns of ancient bronzes. In myths and legends, the phoenix is the first of all birds, the most beautiful among feathered insects, and is honored as the king of all birds when flying. In the eyes of the ancients, the phoenix was an auspicious bird.

Feng Niaowen is divided into long-billed bird pattern, bird body and long beak according to the composition image; Owl pattern, forehead, big round eyes, hairy horns and big wings prevailed in the middle and late Shang Dynasty; Goose pattern is a realistic image in bird pattern, which belongs to the northern style in the late Spring and Autumn Period. Feng Niaowen is mostly decorated on the neck, mouth, abdomen and feet of Ding, Gui, Zun, Jue, Gui, Yi and Hu.