Two belt hooks with archaistic patterns

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two belt hooks with archaistic patterns. The belt hooks are made of a light-colored stone with darker orange and brown markings throughout. The top hook features a bird head at one end and a hook at the other. The bird head has a long beak and a small eye. The body of the hook is decorated with intricate carvings of swirling patterns. The bottom hook has a dragon or animal head at one end and a hook at the other. The animal head has a distinctive mane or headdress on top. The body of this hook also features intricate carvings, including a band of curving lines near the head. Both hooks are curved and lie on a gray surface, with shadows underneath. The background behind them fades from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.