Belt hook, four animals intertwined
Place of OriginOrdos, China or Mongolia
Dateapprox. 400 BC-200 BCE
PeriodWarring States Period (approx. 475-221 BCE)
DynastyHan dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH. 4 3/8 in x W. 1 3/4 in, H. 11.1 cm x W. 4.4 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB66B7
DepartmentHimalayan Art
ClassificationsMetal Arts
On View
Not on view
approx. 1800-400 BCE
25-221 CE
Five Dynasties (907-960)
approx. 900-800 BCE
approx. 900-800 BCE
approx. 750-700 BCE
perhaps 800-700 BCE
approx. 750-700 BCE
approx. 900-800 BCE
approx. 750-700 BCE
approx. 900-800 BCE
approx. 900-800 BCE