Title: Belt Hook in the Shape of a Sinuous Creature
Object type: Belt hook
Culture: China
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Medium: Silver with gold foil
Dimensions: L. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY