A RARE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID IRON BELT HOOK EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, WARRING STATES PERIOD
of tapered rectangular form, set to the top with a small silver recumbent beast in high relief and four alternating gold and silver plaques, each meticulously decorated in relief with a pair of writhing, interlocking dragons, all against a ground of paired triangular geometric scroll patterns, the underside with a circular button
Length 5 1/2 in., 14.4 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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of tapered rectangular form, set to the top with a small silver recumbent beast in high relief and four alternating gold and silver plaques, each meticulously decorated in relief with a pair of writhing, interlocking dragons, all against a ground of paired triangular geometric scroll patterns, the underside with a circular button
Length 5 1/2 in., 14.4 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).