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WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
Details
A Gold and Silver-Inlaid Bronze Garment Hook
Warring States period (475-221 BC)
The thick, arched shaft inlaid in gold and silver sheet and wire with a segmented design of interconnected scrolls which form a central lozenge, and incorporate low silver bosses, the features of the dragon-head hook also inlaid in gold and silver, as is the circular button on the underside which has additional inlaid silver scroll decoration at either end
5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) long, wood box
Warring States period (475-221 BC)
The thick, arched shaft inlaid in gold and silver sheet and wire with a segmented design of interconnected scrolls which form a central lozenge, and incorporate low silver bosses, the features of the dragon-head hook also inlaid in gold and silver, as is the circular button on the underside which has additional inlaid silver scroll decoration at either end
5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) long, wood box
Provenance
Acquired in July 1979.