Buckle
| Object Number: | 41-37-217 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Central Asian |
| Provenience: | Inner Mongolia (uncertain) Ordos |
| Period: | Han Dynasty (uncertain) |
| Date Made: | Han? |
| Early Date: | -206 |
| Late Date: | 220 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Technique: | Cast |
| Iconography: | Bird Nest |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from William Mayer, 1941 |
| Other Number: | K-11 - Other Number |
Description
Buckle, half. Bronze. Conventionalized bird on nest. Large oval ring in front of roughly rectangular loop. Decorated with double row of small irregular dots. Several imperfections of casting. Brown surface.
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