Garment hook in the form of a stylized animal

Details

• Title

  Garment hook in the form of a stylized animal

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Han Dynasty (c. 206 BC - AD 220)

• Material and technique

  bronze, inlaid with gold

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › hook;

  clothing › costume-fitting;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  5.6 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Jackie Ingram, 2008.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2008.6

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