Buckle
41-37-219
From: Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 41-37-219 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Central Asian |
| Provenience | Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos |
| Period | Han Dynasty (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Han? |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Brass |
| Iconography | Tiger | Bird | Nest |
| Description | Buckle, half. Brass. Bird on nest modified. Small rectangular loop in back of large circular ring which has been made into an elongated tiger whose head and tail meet at the junction with the rectangular loop. One foreleg and one hind leg project inward into the ring. Dark green patina. |
| Length | 5.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 3.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from William Mayer, 1941 |
| Other Number | K-13 - Other Number |
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