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Lot 547. A rare turquoise gilt-bronze belt hook, Warring States-Han Dynasty; 21cm (8 1/4in) long. Sold for £ 19,000 (€ 22,079). © Bonhams. 

Cast with a central writhing chilong, terminating at each end with a mythical-beast head, the reverse with a round knob, finely inlaid with turquoise stones, box.

Note: See a related turquoise-inlaid gilt bronze belt hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, no.132.