Dragon-Headed Garment Hook
Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Dragon-Headed Garment Hook

475 - 221 BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Technique
Inlaid
Medium
Gilt bronze with turquoise inlay
Culture
Chinese
Period
Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
Century
5th-3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 19.3 x W. 1.1 x D. 3.9 cm (7 5/8 x 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, December 5, 1931] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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