Belt buckle or garment hook in form of a tiger

Published/Created:

Korea, North Kyongsang Province: Yongchon, Oun-dong

Physical Description:

L: 22.2 cm

Date Depicted:

ca. 200-1 BCE
8000 BC - 499 AD

Materials:

bronze

Notes:

Found in 1918.

Variant Titles:

Horangi moyang ttigori
hohyong taegu
호랑이 모양 띠고리, 虎形帶鉤

Topics:

Metalwork -- Korea -- Iron Age, ca. 300-57 BCE -- Bronze -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Early Iron Age

Accession Number:

2674-015

Genre:

buckles (strap accessories) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Tools, Equipment & Instruments

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Title:

Asian Collection (Youngsook Pak Personal Collection)

Source Note:

Treasures from Korea, 1984, pl. 16

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Kyongju, Korea: Kyongju National Museum

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 318815

OID:

587318

PID:

digcoll:2061626