Belt hook in the form of a tiger. China, Warring States period, 4th c BC. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art [4000×3000] [OC]
Belt hook in the form of a tiger. China, Warring States period, 4th c BC. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art [4000×3000] [OC]
The Chinese adopted the custom of conspicuous ornamental belt fasteners from the nomadic peoples of the steppes. While nomadic examples often feature animals in combat, in this piece, the tiger has assumed a heraldic pose and is richly ornamented with an allover pattern of gold and silver that resembles a woven textile.]
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[Belt hook in the shape of a tiger
Eastern Zhou (770-256 B.C.),
4th century B.C.
Bronze inlaid with gold and silver
Private collection
The Chinese adopted the custom of conspicuous ornamental belt fasteners from the nomadic peoples of the steppes. While nomadic examples often feature animals in combat, in this piece, the tiger has assumed a heraldic pose and is richly ornamented with an allover pattern of gold and silver that resembles a woven textile.]