Belt hook

Date4th–3rd century BCE

MediumBronze inlaid with silver and gold

DimensionsL. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

CultureChina

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

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationMetalwork

Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985

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