A BRONZE BELT HOOK AND MATCHING PLAQUE WITH CHAINS

Lot 1758
25.09.2020 14:00UTC -05:00
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ID 395699
Lot 1758 | A BRONZE BELT HOOK AND MATCHING PLAQUE WITH CHAINS
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$ 4 000 – 6 000
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

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