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Belt Buckle with Raptors and Tigers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Belt Buckle with Raptors and Tigers by Unknown. The image shows a belt buckle made from a dark metal with a green patina. The buckle features two raptors standing back to back on a wavy line. The raptors have large heads with pointed beaks and curved tails. Their heads are turned to face outwards. The raptors have small legs. The raptors have long curved crests on top of their heads which continue as curved lines forming the sides of the buckle. The background is plain white with shadows visible along the bottom edge.

Artwork Details

Date
3rd–2nd century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Northeast China
Dimensions
600 × 392 px
Public Domain
Yes
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