Lot 223

Minor verdigris encrustation in some places. Wear to the gilding. Old wear.


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Purchased from Dragon Culture, Hong Kong, 1999 or 2000.

An almost identical belt hook (but with missing inlay and completely worn gilding) can be found in the collection of Zibo City Museum, Shandong Province, unearthed in Linzi District.