Garment Hook in the Form of a Fish
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Garment Hook in the Form of a Fish, 206 B.C.E.–221 C.E.. Bronze inlaid with gold, silver, mineral or glass, 2 × 2 1/8 × 7 in. (5.1 × 5.4 × 17.8 cm) mount (dimensions as installed): 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (16.5 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.137. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Garment Hook in the Form of a Fish
Date
206 B.C.E.–221 C.E.
Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Period
Han Dynasty
Geography
Place made: China
Medium
Bronze inlaid with gold, silver, mineral or glass
Classification
Dimensions
2 × 2 1/8 × 7 in. (5.1 × 5.4 × 17.8 cm) mount (dimensions as installed): 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (16.5 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm)
Inscriptions
"3054[3?]" inscribed on underside of PR rear fin
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection
Accession Number
51.137
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