A gold-inlaid bronze belt hook. Warring States period, (475- BC). A gold-inlaid bronze belt hook, Warring States period with a small chilong head hook to one end, the broad curved shaft with a raised centre ridge decorated in gold inlay with animal forms extending over the surface, the reverse with a projecting button for attachment. Provenance: lot 196, Sotheby's' Melbourne, 29 Oct 2014. Important private collection, Melbourne, approx length 21.5 cm