Belt hook

Description

Belt hook of bronze, inlaid with gilt, and with animal head terminals: China, Han Dynasty, 206 BC - 221 AD

Museum reference

A.1949.187

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Belt hook

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

206 BC - 221

Style / Culture

Han Dynasty, Chinese

Materials

Bronze, Gilt

Physical description

Bronze inlaid with gilt

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Cameron Fund