AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT GLASS AND JADE INSET GILT-BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOK LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 300-221 BC The arched belt hook is cast in high relief at one end a taotie adorns a jade bi-disc, which is further embellished with a glass bead, and the other with a cow-head supporting the jade bi with the horns, terminates in a dragon-head form hook. The surface of the jade bi is decorated with small, raised spirals. A circular stud is on the reverse. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) long, box
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT GLASS AND JADE INSET GILT-BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOK LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 300-221 BC The arched belt hook is cast in high relief at one end a taotie adorns a jade bi-disc, which is further embellished with a glass bead, and the other with a cow-head supporting the jade bi with the horns, terminates in a dragon-head form hook. The surface of the jade bi is decorated with small, raised spirals. A circular stud is on the reverse. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) long, box
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