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Belt Hook

CultureChinese
DateWest Han dynasty (3rd-1st century B.C.E.)
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 inches (6.99 × 3.49 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.23
On View
Not on view
DescriptionDark bronze belt hook with incised markings.Provenance

With Joseph Gerena, October, 2005;

Purchased from Joseph Gerena by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), October 2005-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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