Title: Belt hook
Object type: Belt hook
Date: ca. 3rd–2nd century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 BCE)–Western Han (206 BCE–9 CE)
Medium: Bronze inlaid with gold and silver
Dimensions: L. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures