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Belt hook
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Belt hook

Date4th–3rd century BCE
Maker Chinese
Label TextBelt hooks originated in the early Eastern Zhou, and remained popular in the Han Dynasty. These three belt hooks, decorated with precious metal, are modeled into sinuous creatures with a small head and a stud set on the back of the arched shaft.
Object number49.101
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Timeless Grandeur: Art from China, Apr. 25, 2002 - June 12, 2005. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm) L.: 6 15/16 in. Diam.: 1/2 in.
MediumGilt bronze, silver and turquoise inlay decoration
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Belt hook
Chinese
4th–3rd century BCE
Object number: 49.99
Belt hook
Belt hook
Chinese
ca. 450-221 B.C.
Object number: 52.58
Belt hook
Belt hook
Chinese
4th–3rd century BCE
Object number: 52.55
Image Not Available for Bronze belt buckle hook
Bronze belt buckle hook
Chinese
ca. 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 49.100
Vasudhara (bodhisattva, the Goddess of Prosperity)
Vasudhara (bodhisattva, the Goddess of Prosperity)
Nepalese
15th-16th century
Object number: 78.3
Image Not Available for Gilt-bronze Belt hook
Gilt-bronze Belt hook
Chinese
3rd century B.C.
Object number: 49.97
Image Not Available for Bronze Belt Buckle Hook
Bronze Belt Buckle Hook
Chinese
ca. 450-221 B.C.
Object number: 49.98
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Bowl with griffin's head
Chinese
4th-3rd century BCE
Object number: 46.95
Covered Amulet Box: a "gahu"
Covered Amulet Box: a "gahu"
Object number: 57.153
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Earring
19th century
Object number: 44.215.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Earring
19th century
Object number: 44.215.2
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Belt hook
Chinese
late 3rd century B.C.-early 3rd century A.D.
Object number: 48.209