A CHINESE GOLD- AND SILVER- INLAID IRON GARMENT HOOK, DAIGOU

Zhou Dynasty (1046 – 256 B.C.E)

周 鐵錯金銀帶鉤

The body cast with an ox-like creature with protuberant, curved horns, bushy eyebrows and bulbous eyes over a broad snout, battling the pair of scaly chilong dragons that are wrapping around its hind quarters, the body finely decorated with a patchwork of panels formed of gold and silver inlay and worked to depict geometric motifs, the body issuing a short, curved shaft that leads into a dragon head terminus, the mythical beast with piercing eyes and tightly-curled horns,

17.5cm long, weight approx. 304g

The lot is accompanied by an examination report from Dr. Peter Northover, who agrees with the dating of this lot based on visual analysis of the metal.

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