Title

Gilt bronze garment hook with turquoise inlays, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gilt bronze garment hook with turquoise inlays, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th century BC. A large gilt bronze turquoise inlaid garment hook bowed from a central stud. One end has a two-horned dragon, the other with a snake's head.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

400th century BC

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_139

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (464,5Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2835 x 2217 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal country metal reptile snake China Chinese turquoise dragon location gilt century hanger artefact dynasty mythology artifact serpent semi-precious stone inlay mythical creature Museum of East Asian Art 4th century BC garment hook mythical beast Warring States period Zhou dynasty object Unknown bronze bronze object