Belt Buckle with Raptors and Tigers
| Title | Belt Buckle with Raptors and Tigers |
|---|---|
| Date | 3rd–2nd century BCE 2nd century BCE |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Classification | Metalwork |
| Origin | Northeast China Northeast China |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw, 2002 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Belt Buckle with Raptors and Tigers” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 3rd–2nd century BCE. It is executed in bronze and classified as metalwork. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as metalwork. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to 3rd–2nd century BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 2nd century BCE held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Northeast China. Browse more public-domain art from Northeast China.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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