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Collection > Gold and Silver Ware > [Western Han dynasty] Golden Belt Buckle

This is one of a pair of belt plagues excavated from the west wing of the antechamber of the tomb. An inscription is carved on the edge of each plaque to state its weight. On the back，2 vertical loops are attached to each plaque, used to fix them onto a belt. When they were tied at the ends of a belt made of 3 rows of shells tied togrther with silk.

The plaque are cast in relief and designed as mirror images of each other. The two horse-like animal s in wach plaque face towards each other, and in each image a wolf and a bear bite into the upper back and the tail of the horse. All 3 animals are depicted with large round eyes, heightening the drama of the scene. The horse-like animal are delineated with wigorous bodies as if they are forcefully struggling away from their attackers. Fine incised lines represent the animals’ hair, making this piece particularly exquisite. Any remaining space is filled in wiht a decorative pattern of birds’ heads, a commom Han dynasty convention.

The animal theme of the design an dthe rectangle shape suggest the influence of nomadic tribws beyond the Han’s northern borders of China. However, the method of fastening suggests that this pair was likely to have been made locally rather than improted. Several virtually identical plaques have been excavated from Xi’an the location of the Western Han capital, and from Kazakhstan, where northern pastoral tribes were active.

文物编号：07871

藏品名称：金带扣

Cultural relic No.: 07871

Collection name: Gold Belt Buckle

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty (206 bc-25 AD)]

Collection size: length 13.2, width 5.95, edge thickness 0.7 cm

Collection source: Collection

文物编号：07872

藏品名称：金带扣

Cultural relic No.: 07872

Collection name: Gold Belt Buckle

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty (206 bc-25 AD)]

Collection size: length 13.5, width 6, edge thickness 0.7 cm

Collection source: Collection

Name: Gold Buckle (2 pieces)

Time: Western Han dynasty

Size: 8.1 in length, 4.4 cm in width, average weight 109 grams

Source: Unearthed from Tomb 6 of Houloushan, Xuzhou

The double-sided bronze seal was unearthed from Tomb No. 6 at Houloushan. This shows that the users of the buckle are members of the Liu family in the Chu Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty and are women. Gold buckles used by such women are relatively rare.

文物编号：07023

藏品名称：金带扣（2件）

Cultural relic No.: 07023

Collection name: gold belt buckle (2 pieces)

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty]

Collection size: length 8.1 cm, width 4.4 cm, average weight 109 G

Collection source: unearthed from tomb No.6, Houloushan, Xuzhou

The two strips are both cast. They are three sheep shaped animals with the same patterns, jumping and bending and exaggerated limbs. The frame is decorated with wheat ear pattern, and there is an oval perforation on one side of the plate on the right side. The double-sided copper seal of "Lady Nanyang and Liujing" was unearthed from tomb No. 6 in Houloushan, and it is known that the owner of the tomb is Liu Jing, lady of Nanyang. It shows that the users of the buckle are members of the Liu family of the state of Chu in the Western Han Dynasty, and they are women. The gold belt buckle used by such women is relatively rare.

文物编号：11346

藏品名称：兽纹金饰片

Cultural relic number: 11346

Collection Name: Animal Pattern Gold Ornament

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty (206 BC~25 AD)]

Collection size: length 3.2, width 1.6, thickness 0.5 cm

Collection source: Collection

文物编号：10896

藏品名称：小金饼

Cultural relic No.: 10896

Collection name: small gold cake

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty (206 bc-25 AD)]

Collection size: diameter 3.3, thickness 0.6cm

Collection source: Collection

文物编号：11347

藏品名称：蛙形金嵌件

Cultural relic No.: 11347

Collection name: frog shaped gold insert

Historical time: [Warring States period (475-221 BC)]

Collection size: length 2.2, width 1.7, thickness 0.5cm

Collection source: Collection

文物编号：04706

藏品名称：残金龙

Antiquities no. 04706.

Name of the collection: Remnants of the Golden Dragon.

History: East Han (25-220)

Collection size: 8.2 length, 3.9 width, 1.9 cm thick.

Source: Xuzhou Tunli M1 unearthed.

文物编号：04707

藏品名称：金条

Cultural relic No.: 04707

Collection name: gold bullion

Historical period: [Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)]

Collection size: length 31.2, width 0.3, thickness 0.3 cm

Collection source: Collection

文物编号：12539

藏品名称：金带扣

Cultural relic No.: 12539

Collection name: Gold Belt Buckle

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty]

Collection size: width 13.3 cm, height 6 cm; buckle tongue length 3.3 cm

Collection source: the tomb of Han and Chu king in Shizi, Xuzhou

文物编号：04654

藏品名称：鹅首形金带钩

Cultural relic No.: 04654

Collection name: goose head gold belt hook

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty]

Collection size: length 3.1cm, height 1.6cm, weight 24.85g

Collection source: unearthed from the tomb of King Chu in beidongshan in 1986

文物编号：12542

藏品名称：金带钩

Cultural relic No.: 12542

Collection name: gold belt hook

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty]

Collection size: 3.5cm long

Collection source: the tomb of Han and Chu king in Shizi, Xuzhou

Cultural relic No.: 12542. Collection name: gold belt hook

The hook is shaped like a fish and dragon. It bends and opens its mouth. It lies on the round button and is dynamic. Put out a long tongue in the mouth and bend back into a hook. The fish body is inlaid with a turquoise, which is innovative and exquisite.

In ancient times, there were two kinds of belts for binding clothes: large belts were made of silk and could be tied; leather belts were made of hard leather and could not be tied. The belt hook is used to buckle the waist leather belt. It is generally composed of hook, neck, body and button. Most of the common belt hooks are made of bronze, and they are also made of gold, silver, iron, jade, stone and wood. According to the adaptability of the hooks to human body, they can be divided into arc-shaped and straight-shaped ones: the arc-shaped hook is combined with the ring and buckle to achieve the purpose of binding and connecting the belt; the straight hook is mainly used to buckle the belt to hang bags and ornaments, which integrates practicability, decoration and technology.

According to archaeological findings, the jade belt hook originated from prehistoric period, and the jade belt hook appeared in Liangzhu Culture in the Neolithic age. Metal hook originated from the Yellow River Basin in the late Western Zhou Dynasty. It was first seen in the costumes of the Huaxia nationality. It was widely popular from the Warring States period to the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the use of the hook declined sharply and the number of unearthed materials decreased significantly. After the northern and Southern Dynasties, the buckle became popular and the hook disappeared gradually. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there appeared a band hook made of jade and jadeite, decorated with dragon claw pattern, and appeared in pairs, commonly known as dragon hook, but it was a pure enjoyment.

Hook is an indispensable tool in the daily life of ancient nobles, bureaucrats and literati. A total of 35 pieces of hooks were unearthed from the tomb of Nanyue King. Not only the owner of the tomb owned many pieces, but also one or two pieces of 15 martyrs. It is also an important ornament for the ancients to show off each other and show their status and status. In addition to the gold belt hooks unearthed from the tomb of King Chu in Shizishan, there are also a large number of copper belt hooks, which can be divided into eight different shapes, which exactly reflects the use of belt hooks at that time. "Huainanzi · Shuo Lin Xun" said: "sitting in a full hall depends on the hook." It is possible that the Han Dynasty did not have too many restrictions on the shape of the hook, so they could give full play to their creativity and create a variety of exquisite and unique hooks.

文物编号：06343

藏品名称：金带扣

Cultural relic No.: 06343

Collection name: Gold Belt Buckle

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty (206 bc-25 AD)]

Collection size: length 9, width 5.1, buckle tongue length 3.85 cm

Collection source: Collection

文物编号：11197

藏品名称：金鸟首

Cultural relic No.: 11197

Collection name: golden bird head

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty]

Collection size: length 4.3 cm, width 1.3 cm, weight 22.1 G

Collection source: unearthed from the tomb of Chu king in Shizishan, Xuzhou

文物编号：10888

藏品名称：金铤

Cultural relic No.: 10888

Collection name: gold collar

Historical period: Song Dynasty

Collection size: length 12.9, qua 1.7, thickness 0.1cm, weight 31.7g

Collection source:

In the Song Dynasty, gold and silver began to appear in the form of collar. This gold collar is a kind of long and narrow metal plate with the inscription of "Dong Er Lang Fen Jin". The inscription records the name of the owner of the gold shop and the quality of the gold.

文物编号：11194

藏品名称：金兽首

Cultural relic No.: 11194

Collection name: Golden beast head

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty]

Collection size: length 3.5, width 2.8 cm, weight 27 G

Collection source: unearthed from the tomb of Chu king in Shizishan, Xuzhou

文物编号：06344

藏品名称：“宛朐侯埶”金印

Cultural relic No.: 06344

Name：Golden Seal of “Lord Wanqu”

Time：【Western Han dynasty】

Size：Height：2.1cm Length：2.3cm

Source：Excavated at tomb M3 at Bojishan in 1994

This gold seal was found near the waist of the deceased Marquis. It was cast with an ornamental turtle knob, with the details of the turtle incised afterwards. The base is square with a negative relief inscription, Wangqu Hou Yi, Liu YI was the sixth son of the first King of Chu, Liu Jiao，and was dinfeoffed with Wanqu in modern Heze country, Shandong province. He took part in the revolt against the central government in 154BC. After thr revolt the Wanqu March was dissovled.

A Song dynasty text, Hanjiuyu buyi (Addendum to the Ancient Rituals of the Han dynasty ), recorded that the seal knob indicated social status: the emperor used a jade seal with a tiger knob; the Empress used a gold seal with a tiger knob; kings of vassal states used gold seal with a camel knob; marquises, prime ministers, Grand Commandant and great generals used gold seals with a turtle knob. The discovery of seals with the Marquis’s title matches the records in Sima Qian’ s Shiji. Most seals in the Han dynasty were qither carved with an offficial title or a personal name. This gold seal is the only example combined both title and personal name. It has been suggested by some scholars that it was probably produced for burial purposes.

文物编号：06925

藏品名称：隋金笄

Cultural relic No.: 06925

Collection name: Sui Jin Ji

Historical time: [Sui Dynasty (581-618)]

Collection size: length 7.1, width 1.4, thickness 0.5cm

Collection source: unearthed from tomb No.4, huamazhuang, Maocun, Tongshan County

文物编号：10898

藏品名称：金凤钗

Cultural relic No.: 10898

Collection name: Jin fengchai

Historical time: [Song Liao (960-1127)]

Collection size: length 15, width 5, thickness 2 cm

Collection source: Collection

文物编号：08674

藏品名称：金釦舌

Cultural relic No.: 08674

Collection name: gold clasp tongue

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty (206 bc-25 AD)]

Collection size: length 3.4, width 0.6, thickness 0.15 cm

Collection source: unearthed from the front chamber of King Chu tomb in Beidongshan, Xuzhou

文物编号：08675

藏品名称：金泡钉

Cultural relic No.: 08675

Collection name: Gold foam nail

Historical period: [Western Han Dynasty (206 bc-25 AD)]

Collection size: 0.7 in diameter and 0.4 cm in thickness

Collection source: unearthed from the front chamber of King Chu tomb in Beidongshan, Xuzhou