Belt Hook (Daigou) in the Form of a Buffalo or Elephant Head
c. 481–400 BC
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Belt Hook (Daigou) in the Form of a Buffalo or Elephant Head, c. 481–400 BC. China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC). Bronze with silver inlay; overall: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund 1965.29
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- bronze with silver inlay
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1965.29
- Credit Line
- Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund
- Exhibitions
- Juxtapositions, Year in Review: 1965, Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions, China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 010 Focus Gallery
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