Belt clasp in the form of a tiger battling snakes

5th century B.C.

Medium/TechniqueGilt bronze; from the Ordos region

Dimensions8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection

Accession number50.1529

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ClassificationsMetalwork

Collections

4th–3rd century B.C.

4th–3rd century B.C.

2nd–1st century B.C.

dated 1269 (Bun'ei 6)

first half of the 13th century

mid 19th century

19th century

17th–18th century

late 7th–early 8th century

1497–98

1978

1997