Belt hook with geometric design

Details

• Title

  Belt hook with geometric design

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  4th - 3rd century BC (400 - 201 BC)
  Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 9)

• Material and technique

  bronze, inlaid with gold, silver, and turquoises

• Material index

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

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  inorganic › mineral › turquoise

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

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

• Dimensions

  18.7 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1489

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