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Belt Plaque with Dragon and Tortoises

Unknown Artist

2nd–1st century BCE

Belt Plaque with Dragon and Tortoises by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gilded bronze

Dimensions

H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Classification

Metalwork

Culture & Period

Northwest China · Xiongnu culture

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw, 2002

Accession Number

2002.201.110

Tags

Dragons

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