Belt hook

Date4th–3rd century BCE

MediumBronze inlaid with gold and silver

DimensionsH. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)

CultureChina

PeriodEastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 BCE) to Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE) dynasty

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationMetalwork

Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985

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