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Belt Buckle with Zoomorphic Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular belt buckle with rounded corners; bronze with gold inlays; Top edge lined with curving lines; Zoomorphic pattern; two mythical animals with curved bodies; Animal on the left faces right, animal on the right faces left; Each animal with large eye, curved tail; Oval hole on the left edge.

Artwork details

Date:
3rd–2nd century BCE
Medium:
Gilded bronze
Culture:
North China
Dimensions:
600 × 354 px
Museum record:
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