Seven metalwork pieces and a bone cicadaWarring States Period/Han Dynasty|Comprising two bronze belt hooks, daigu, one cast as a sinuous dragon motif, with gilt and inlaid with turquoise beads, the other as a clambering chilong with bifurcated tail and a circular knop, 17cm (6 7/8in) and 21.5cm (8 1/2in) long; a pair of gourd-shaped chariot fittings, probably axle caps, decorated with swirling and geometric designs, each 7.8cm (3 1/8in) high; three finials respectively shaped as a hollow porcupine, hare and duck, the largest 4.5cm (1 7/8in) high; and a bone cicada with bulging, circular eyes and folded wings, 5.7cm (2 2/8in) wide. (8).|Provenance|Exhibited, Published and Illustrated|Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, Early Chinese Art, 27 September - 19 October 1973, no.16 (no.A65)