Buckle
| Title | Buckle |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 5th–3rd century BCE 4th century BCE |
| Medium | Silvered bronze |
| Classification | Metalwork |
| Origin | Northern China Northern China |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Rogers Fund, 1924 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Catalogued as metalwork. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to ca. 5th–3rd century BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 4th century BCE held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Northern China. Browse more public-domain art from Northern 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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