id:			129223
accession number:	1952.115
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.115
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:22.434000

Belt Buckle with Animals, 202 BCE–9 CE. China, Ordos region, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Gilt bronze; overall: 6.1 x 11.8 cm (2 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1952.115

title:				Belt Buckle with Animals
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creation date:			202 BCE–9 CE
creation date earliest:		-202
creation date latest:		9
current location:		241B Arts of Ancient China
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	China, Ordos region, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
technique:	gilt bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Han Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 6.1 x 11.8 cm (2 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch [1874–1959], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1952
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1952–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wilson, J. Keith. "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 8 (1990): 286-323.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 294
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161297

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