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Belthook

Chinese Artist

Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Warring States period (480-221 B.C.E.)
Gilt bronze inlaid with silver
5.9 x 0.9in
47-74
Image and text: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2023

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