A RARE GLASS-INLAID GILT AND SILVERED-BRONZE BELT HOOK WARRING STATES PERIOD - HAN DYNASTY
crisply cast to the slightly arched top as a stylized bat-like mythical creature, detailed with a pronounced snout, large almond-shaped eyes, folded wings and small claws, its body centered by a circular dark green glass bead adorned with seven small swirls, the gently curved hook terminating in an animal head, the silvered underside set with a small button
Length 3 3/4 in., 9.5 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
crisply cast to the slightly arched top as a stylized bat-like mythical creature, detailed with a pronounced snout, large almond-shaped eyes, folded wings and small claws, its body centered by a circular dark green glass bead adorned with seven small swirls, the gently curved hook terminating in an animal head, the silvered underside set with a small button
Length 3 3/4 in., 9.5 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
