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132. Three Archaic Jade Belt Fittings
Late Eastern Zhou–Han Dynasty, circa 4th–3rd Century B.C.
a tan jade scabbard slide decorated in fine incised lines with a stylized bird motif on the gently
arched top between twin raised bands and incised with a taotie mask on the flange at one side, the
rectangular loop below with repeating scroll pattern on the edges; together with a smaller scabbard
slide carved in relief with a dense pattern of linked comma spiral motifs using a reddish brown
layer of the stone, with a rectangular loop below; and a narrow ‘D’ shape ornament with a plain
rounded top over a wide open squared loop, polished to a high gloss.
Widths 2 ⁄16 inches (5.3 cm); 1 ⁄16 inches (4.9 cm); 1 ⁄8 inches (3.5 cm)
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133. An Archaic Jade Belthook W ith Iron Core
Western Han Dynasty, 3rd–2nd Century B.C.

finely carved with the head of a feline beast with curled horns as the terminal, the body in nine
alternating segments of ribbed and winged shape joined by the iron core to form a shallow arc over
the central stud, the hook now missing, the jade altered to cloudy white from long burial.
Length 5¾ inches (14.6 cm)

Ex Eskenazi, Ltd., London, acquired October, 1996
Compare the sectioned jade belthook with iron core excavated from the tomb of King of Nanyue (r. 137–122 B.C.) at
Xianggangshan, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, illustrated by Lam (ed.), Nanyue wang mu yuqi (Jades from the Tomb of
the King of Nanyue), Hong Kong, 1991, pls. 116-118, with description on p. 263.

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