Buckle
41-37-216
From: China | Inner Mongolia (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 41-37-216 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Central Asian |
| Provenience | China | Inner Mongolia (uncertain) |
| Period | Han Dynasty (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Han? |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Brass |
| Technique | Pierced | Relief | Patina |
| Iconography | Bird | Nest |
| Description | Buckle, half. Brass. Conventionalized bird on nest. Large flat ring in front of irregular rectangular plaque with two pierced holes. Feathers of bird in relief (background cut away) on ring. Dark patina. |
| Length | 7 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 4.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from William Mayer, 1941 |
| Other Number | K-10 - Other Number |
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