Title: Belt hook in the shape of a mythical creature
Object type: Belt hook
Date: 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: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); L. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 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