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Buckle

Place of OriginChina
DateZhou Dynasty (1045-222 BCE)
DimensionsL: 9 9/16 in.
MediumBronze with inlays of gold, silver, and turquoise
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGeorge E. Pomeroy Bequest Fund
Object number
1949.164
Not on View
DescriptionDesign of stylized dragon forms
Published ReferencesNagahiro, "Taiko no Kenkyú (Study of Belt Buckles), Kyoto, 1943, pl. I, repr. (col.).
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