Belt Buckle Plaque

anonymous, c. -0200 - c. -0100

With its sharp teeth a wolf grabs a deer by the neck. The deer bends down under the force of the attack. This kind of openwork plaque with decorations of fighting creatures is characteristic of the Ordos culture. This '˜animal style' corresponds with nomadic traditions from the steppe regions in Eastern and Central Asia.

  • Artwork typeapplique
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1330
  • Dimensionsheight 6.3 cm x width 10.6 cm
  • Physical characteristicsovergilt bronze

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Belt Buckle Plaque

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1330

  • Description

    Applique voor een ceintuur met de voorstelling van een muildier dat door een roofdier wordt aangevallen.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Sarmatië

  • Dating

    c. -0200 - c. -0100

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    overgilt bronze

  • Dimensions

    height 6.3 cm x width 10.6 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase kunsthandel Aalderink, 1981)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Mr F.J. Domela Nieuwenhuis;{Note RMA.}…; from the dealer Aalderink, together with AK-MAK-1329, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1981;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1981

Documentation

    • T. Blagg, The Nomads of Eatern Siberia, London 1978, p. 16-17.
    • Ars Asiatica, VII (1925), p. LIX, cat. nrs. 697-700.
    • K.W. Lim en Pauline Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'Aanwinst?', Mededelingenblad Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst 11/2 (1981), p. 6.

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