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Belt Hook

Period:: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.)
Date:: 5th–3rd century B.C.
Culture:: China
Medium:: Bronze with sheet gold and silver, inlaid with turquoise
Dimensions:: L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Purchase, Arthur M. Sackler Gift, 1974
Accession Number:: 1974.268.18

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 207

Provenance

Frederick M. Mayer , New York (until 1974; to Christie, Manson & Woods); (Mayer sale, Christie's, Manson & Woods Ltd. , June 24–25, 1974, lot 198; to Eskenazi) ; [ Eskenazi Ltd. , London, 1974; sold to MMA]
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