Buckle plaque with dragon and felines
Title
Buckle plaque with dragon and felines
Identifier
2015.2.26
Subject
Ancient & Classical
Description
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 for attachment protrudes.
Format
Bronze
Cast bronze, copper alloy
2 5/8" H x 51/2" L
Date
200 BCE
Files
Collection
Citation
“Buckle plaque with dragon and felines,” Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, accessed September 19, 2024, https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1139.