Title: Belt Plaque in the Shape of a Crouching Carnivore
Object type: Belt plaque
Date: 5th century BCE
Culture: North China and south-central Inner Mongolia
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw, 2002
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals