Hook

Thailand

500 BCE–300 CE

Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Provenance

Title: Hook
Period: Bronze and Iron Age period
Date: 500 BCE–300 CE
Culture: Thailand
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998
Object Number: 2001.433.159
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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