✅ SOLVED Buckle?

[beau-bc]

No idea really,think its bronze, has white metal inlay,is solid, 1ft long

 

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[doublet2a]

I wouldn't call it a buckle??
But I sure like it !!
Need better pics from all angles.
Close up if you can..

Tim

 

[darthoblio]

Looks like an ancient shoe horn, if such a thing exists. Where was it found? Any idea how old it is?

 

[VERMONTIS]

Thats got some crazy carving or engraving it =

 

[Bryanhashemi]

looks like its suppose to represent some kind of animal. you can see the head and eyes. maybe a serpent or water creature

 

[CRUSADER]

The curve is a clue. I think this is a pot/urn attachment. The fixing looks like it went on a metal pot & the dragons head would have been level with the lip at the top. It would have had at least 2 of these, matching pair on each side. Possibly a plant pot for a garden feature.

 

[taz42o]

Yep, Chinese belt hook.

Chinese Antiquity / TWO INLAID BRONZE BELT HOOKS EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY each similarly formed, the 'S'-curved body surmounted by a small tiger head with a long slender neck gracefully curving to a widening body with canted sides, one finely inlaid with

469. Warring States Belt Hook, China

 

[taz42o]

You may have said in another post and I missed it but can I ask what type of spot you are digging these cool Chinese artifacts.
Railroad , mining camp, town?

 

[CRUSADER]

Yep, Chinese belt hook.

Chinese Antiquity / TWO INLAID BRONZE BELT HOOKS EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY each similarly formed, the 'S'-curved body surmounted by a small tiger head with a long slender neck gracefully curving to a widening body with canted sides, one finely inlaid with

469. Warring States Belt Hook, China

Wow, great ID, I never would have guessed, its so similar to other pots handles I have seen, I would have bet money on it. lol

 

[kuger]

I like to think I am pretty up on mid 19 th century Chinese artifacts,but this just proves,ya never seen it all!!!Thanks for posting and great id Taz

 

[mical66]

wow awesome catch and ID Taz

 

[beau-bc]

Thats just unbeliveable,speehless,thank you taz42o for great ID,don't know what to say. site? sorry don't speak english. Thank you all for the help.I'm stunned

 

[beau-bc]

Came from a old dump in a city that was going to be paved.Totally unexpected along with boxThe only Chinese things found.

 

[beau-bc]

 

[taz42o]

mon Français est pauvre
Merci . J'ai pensé qu'on l'a trouvé avec la lampe d'opium .

 

[beau-bc]

Just kidding about the english

 

[BosnMate]

I would have guessed shoe horn, man that was an awesome ID. taz42o, you da man!

 

[beau-bc]

It is a belt hook, examples shown popular in Warring States period c.350-250 BC in China. just speechless

 

[kuger]

beau out of curiosity what made you say "Buckle"?

 

[beau-bc]

The knob on the back,I like looking at Civil War buckles and some have these round little knobs on the back of the buckle that are attached to a belt, reminded me of those just larger.