Hook, garment

Description

Garment hook of bronze inlaid with silver and gold, with incised design of a phoenix and dragon's head terminal: China, late Eastern Han Dynasty, c. 3rd century AD

Museum reference

A.1978.614

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Hook, garment

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

3rd century

Style / Culture

Eastern Han Dynasty, Han Dynasty, Chinese

Materials

Bronze, Silver, Gold

Physical description

Bronze inlaid with silver and gold; incised design of a phoenix

Associations

OWNER: Minett, Francis Robert Duncan, Lieutenant-Colonel (R.A.M.C.), 1923 - 1965