Belt hook with stylized phoenixes

Details

• Title

  Belt hook with stylized phoenixes

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  4th century BC - 1st century AD
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty (c. 770 - c. 221 BC)
  Han Dynasty (c. 206 BC - AD 220)

• Material and technique

  bronze, inlaid with silver

• Material index

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

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  clothing › costume-fitting › belt-fitting › belt-buckle

• Dimensions

  2 x 13.5 x 2.2 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.

  EA2008.5

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