Chinese bronze girdle or buckle with glass inlay and beads

An image of Girdle hook or buckle. A bronze girdle or buckle, with gold sheets. A plain curved hook terminating in a simple serpent's head. There is a central rib of inlaid dark blue glass which runs down its back. This is studded with eight coloured beads. Bronze, with blue glass inlay, gold sheets, and studded with beads, length 20 cm, 400-300 B.C. Warring States Period. Chou Dynasty (1122-249 BC).

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Girdle hook or buckle. A bronze girdle or buckle, with gold sheets. A plain curved hook terminating in a simple serpent's head. There is a central rib of inlaid dark blue glass which runs down its back. This is studded with eight coloured beads. Bronze, with blue glass inlay, gold sheets, and studded with beads, length 20 cm, 400-300 B.C. Warring States Period. Chou Dynasty (1122-249 BC).

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Accession Number: O.197-1946
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Photographer name: Mark Box
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Captured: 2011:12:20 14:55:25

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4th Century BC beaded beads belt belt hook belts bronze buckle Chinese Chou Dynasty Fitz_AA girdle girdle hook glass gold hook inlaid inlay Period of the Warring States serpent snake Zhou Dynasty

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