Belt Hook, 4th-3rd century BCE, 1 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 1 11/16 in. ( x x cm), Gilt bronze with crystal and glass inlay, China, 4th-3rd century BCE, Richly decorated belt fasteners like this one were stunning additions to the luxurious silk costumes of the Warring States period. This elaborately decorated hook has three crystal bosses set over comma spirals with smaller green glass bosses interspersed between entwined dragons. Large monster masks are at each end of the decorative field, and the long hook issuing from the mouth of one mask ends in a turned-back dragon head.

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