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NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST CHINA, 6TH-4TH CENTURY BC
Details
A BRONZE BUCKLE WITH CHAIN AND A BRONZE BELT ORNAMENT
NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST CHINA, 6TH-4TH CENTURY BC
The buckle is cast in openwork as two intertwined serpents with linked chains suspended from their mouths, with a small hook at one end and a button on the reverse. The belt ornament is cast as two intersecting animal-headed serpents joined at mid-section by a boss, with a small loop on the reverse.
2 5/8 and 2 in. (6.7 and 5.1 cm.) wide
NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST CHINA, 6TH-4TH CENTURY BC
The buckle is cast in openwork as two intertwined serpents with linked chains suspended from their mouths, with a small hook at one end and a button on the reverse. The belt ornament is cast as two intersecting animal-headed serpents joined at mid-section by a boss, with a small loop on the reverse.
2 5/8 and 2 in. (6.7 and 5.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
Dr. Ping Yiu Tam Collection, Hong Kong.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida, by 1995.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida, by 1995.
Literature
J. F. So and E. C. Bunker, Traders and Raiders on China's Northern Frontier, Washington D.C., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1995, pp. 162 (ornament) and 171-172 (buckle with chain), nos. 85 (ornament) and 98 (buckle with chain).