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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
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

中國北部或西北部 公元前五世紀
青銅獸形帶鏈帶鉤及青銅獸形飾牌