Browse Items (58 total)

A belt plaque in the form of two Bactrian camels facing each other, flanking a leafy bush from which they appear to be eating; a portion of each camel's body is covered by the leaves of the bush, which have cell-like depressions as if meant to…

A stem-footed cauldron, referred to as a fu; it has a round bulging bowl, everted rim, two rounded handles placed opposite each other on a thick, somewhat squared rim, and a short flaring stem foot.

A rectangular openwork plaque surrounded by a border of leaf-like tear-shaped depressions; within the border is a scene of two large felines (tigers?) attacking a sinuous dragon with a horned, wolf-like head; on the proper right of the piece, a hook…

A small oval ornament depicting a stag in a complex recumbent pose; the head of the animal is tilted slightly upward and curves around its body to very near its haunches, and the legs are arranged in an awkward manner under the body; the antlers of…

An openwork roundel ornament in the form of a frog seen from above and encircled by a pair of snakes; the outer border surrounding the piece is made up of a series of connected knobs; the only attachment device is a small loop at the top on the…

A rounded triangular garment plaque in the form of a long-necked vulture standing, with lowered head, over the remains of what appears to be a fawn; the vulture appears to be in the process of tearing at the remains of the fawn with its beak; the…

A small hook buckle in the form of the coiled body of a wolf with bared fangs; the head and body of the wolf are gently modeled; the paws and claws are very distinct and strongly modeled; the back of the piece is slightly concave; attachment devices…

A plain, geometric hook buckle in the form of a circle with three elongated, semi-circular decorative elements cast in relief on the front; a curved hook projects from one side and a triangular loop from the opposite side.

A small, simple, geometric ornament composed of two connected running spirals; a horizontal attachment loop exists on the reverse of the piece, flanked by two seam lines.

A short sword comprising a straight tapering blade with pronounced midrib and an elaborate lattice-work hilt; the hilt is made up of three layers of square rods- the top and bottom layers running longitudinally from blade to pommel and the center…