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Document identity
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129223
label
Belt Buckle with Animals
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object
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Source metadata
id
129223
contentType
object
title
Belt Buckle with Animals
date
202 BCE–9 CE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60752087
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 6.1 x 11.8 cm (2 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
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China, Ordos region, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
accession
1952.115
Source extras
tec
gilt bronze
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Belt Buckle with Animals, 202 BCE–9 CE. China, Ordos region, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Gilt bronze; overall: 6.1 x 11.8 cm (2 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.115
collection
China - Han Dynasty
citations
citation
Wilson, J. Keith. "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 8 (1990): 286-323.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 294
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 06:40:09.741000
sourceId
129223
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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gilt bronze
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