A BRONZE BELT HOOK AND MATCHING PLAQUE WITH CHAINS
THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A BRONZE BELT HOOK AND MATCHING PLAQUE WITH CHAINS

NORTHERN OR NORTHWEST CHINA, 5TH CENTURY BC

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A BRONZE BELT HOOK AND MATCHING PLAQUE WITH CHAINS
NORTHERN OR NORTHWEST CHINA, 5TH CENTURY BC
Each half of the ensemble is cast as a feline with whorls on the haunches, shown crouching on a bar formed by two serpents. The hooks are formed by creatures whose tails terminate in dragons' heads, and each half is attached by a pair of linked chain.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) wide, cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

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