A rare archaic bronze belt buckle Dian culture, 2nd / 1st Century BC the circular disk cast with a central boss encircled by an eight-pointed star on a hexagonal-diaper ground, further encircled by a linked pommel-head scroll, the outer rim cast in high-relief with a ring of ten interlinked monkeys standing on all fours, each clutching one of the hind legs of the monkey in front and draping their tail on the shoulder of the monkey behind, the reverse set with a small triangular hook, the dark grey patina lightly encrusted with a thin layer of malachite 5 1/4 in., 13.2 cm
A rare archaic bronze belt buckle Dian culture, 2nd / 1st Century BC the circular disk cast with a central boss encircled by an eight-pointed star on a hexagonal-diaper ground, further encircled by a linked pommel-head scroll, the outer rim cast in high-relief with a ring of ten interlinked monkeys standing on all fours, each clutching one of the hind legs of the monkey in front and draping their tail on the shoulder of the monkey behind, the reverse set with a small triangular hook, the dark grey patina lightly encrusted with a thin layer of malachite 5 1/4 in., 13.2 cm
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