WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

A similar gold and silver-inlaid bronze belt hook, but of slightly larger size (12.8 cm. long), in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 28 - Bronze Articles for Daily Use, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 131, no. 110, where it is dated to the Han dynasty.