Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd century BCE

Gold Garment Hook with Inset Jade Dragon

4th-3rd century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Gold with translucent, light gray nephrite and glass inlays

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 15.4 x W. 4.1 x D. 3.2 cm (6 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.) Weight 230 g

Provenance

[C. T. Loo & Co., New York, January 18, 1934] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1934-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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