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1. Daigou or garment hook with inlay
China, Warring states / Han dynasty
480 BC to 220 AD
Bronze, malachite, silver and gold
Diam 6.9inches – 17,5cm
Daigou or garment hook with inlay
Detail: inlay close-up

Magnificent bronze garment hook made in the lost-wax process with inlay of malachite, silver and gold and decorated with a finely casted animal head on top. Well preserved bronze with some losses due to age and original malachite oxidation patina.
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