Gilt-bronze mounted group of three jade belt

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456

Title

Gilt-bronze mounted group of three jade belt fittingsLiao dynsaty (907-1125)

Short title

Gilt-bronze mounted group of three jade belt

Record number

BATEA : 451

Simple name

belt fittings

Classified name

stone; jade; Liao; belt; fitting; lion; animal; floral; gilt; bronze; China;

Description

Description part summary

Set of three gilt bronze mounted white jade appliques for a textile belt. It consists of 1) one narrow plain jade tongue with wavy edge at both ends, the back mounted with plain gilt bronze with fragment of textile between bronze and jade, the jade mounted with gilt bronze striding lion with fungus; 2) two of flower shape with indental borders, pierced with oval hole for suspension, three gilt bronze nails for affixing.

Description material

jade & bronze

Description condition

jade good , but some corrosion to the bronze

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body	white jade
decoration	gilt bronze

Description length

4.8 cm (tang applique); 2.8 cm (trefoil applique)

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Description width

1.9 cm (tang); 1.9 cm (trefoil)

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