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A rare Chinese turquoise and cinnabar inlaid gilt-bronze belt…
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Melbourne
Date:
7-Mar-2022
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A rare Chinese turquoise and cinnabar inlaid gilt-bronze belt hook, Warring States (475-221BC), the body of the gilt-bronze hook cast in openwork with a writhing dragon inlaid with turquoise, the dragon head hook inlaid with cinnabar eyes. Together with a fitted perspex stand, 9 cm long, 2 cm wide. Provenance: purchased from dragon culture, Hong Kong, 1999 or 2000.. Other Notes: an almost identical belt hook (but with missing inlay and completely worn gilding) can be found in the collection of Zibo city Museum, Shandong Province, unearthed in Linzi District,
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Oriental: Bronze