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A socketed adze blade with two raised ribs encircling the socket; the blade is elongated and flares slightly at the end of the blade; the blade is otherwise un-adorned.

A cylindrical awl case ornamented with deer images in raised relief; the case is separated into six registers running around the circumference of the case, each of which is separated by pairs of narrow raised ridges; the register on either end of the…

A decorated cylindrical openwork awl case; it is ornamented with five bands of oval openings, each band framed by thin, thread-like ridges in raised relief on the surface of the piece.

A rectangular belt buckle surrounded by a herringbone-pattern border with a circular opening on the proper right side, which would have acted as part of the fastening mechanism; the piece depicts a standing ox/yak in profile view; all four legs are…

A rectangular openwork belt buckle depicting two entwined dragons, their bodies decorated with raised dots and spiral volutes; a conical hook protrudes from the body of one of the dragons, on the proper right side of the piece; and a vertical loop is…

A small belt hook, the body of which is formed by a slender, elongated tigress and her two cubs; the tigress is shown in profile with a long, thin, unarticulated body, her head turned back to nudge the cub that is crouching on her haunches; the other…

A belt plaque of a standing tiger, with head turned back and paws displaying prominent claws; the figure of the tiger is surrounded by five gazelle heads- three bordering its back and hindquarters, one under its belly, and one against its chest; the…

A rectangular belt plaque surrounded by a herringbone-pattern border; the plaque depicts the figure of an ox/yak standing in profile view; all four legs of the creature are visible, the head is shown in a three-quarter view, and the tail of the…

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 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…