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Belt buckle
Belt buckle
Object number1964.15.10

Belt buckle

DateNd
Artist (Chinese, NA)
CultureChinese
MediumJade (translucent 'fei ts'ui jadeite with emerald green clouds - probably Burmese jadeite)
DimensionsSight: 3 3/4 x 7/8 x 1 in. (9.53 x 2.22 x 2.54 cm)
Credit LineGift of Rollin H. McCarthy and Clara Cheney McCarthy, class of 1921
On View
Not on view
Period19th c
Classification(s)
BibliographyGoette, Jade Lore, p. 245.ProvenanceCollections: Helen Jewett (Cortland, NY)
DescriptionJadeite belt buckle having a curved body with back-looking dragon's head forming hook
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