Belt hook
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An Eastern-Han golden belt hook, hammered and chiseled with designs of mythical animals and birds
The belt hook is a device for fastening that predates the belt buckle.[1][2]
The earliest archaeological evidence of belt hooks date to the 7th century BC, in East Asia.[1] Belt hooks were made with bronze, iron, gold, and jade.[1] Texts from Warring States period China claim that the belt hook originates from Central Asian nomads, although belt hooks have been found in China predating the Warring States.[2] Belt hooks have also been found in Celtic archaeological sites.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Barbara Ann Kipfer (30 April 2000). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Springer. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-306-46158-3.
- ^ a b Donald B. Wagner (1993). Iron and Steel in Ancient China. BRILL. p. 169. ISBN 978-90-04-09632-5.
- ^ D. W. Harding (18 June 2007). ARCHAEOLOGY OF CELTIC ART. Psychology Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-415-35177-5.
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