Date: Jin (265-420)

Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm, Width 6.5 cm

Material: Jade

• Object Type：
  • JADE
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery
• Tag：
  • xianbeitou belt buckle dragon jin jade

This is a belt buckle for the emperor's robe. There are a number of small holes on the dragon, supposed to be inlaid with precious stones. The inscription on the back records the manufacturing time, the manufacturing agency, the object name, the man-hours employed, and the name of the maker and so on. Based on textual research, it is an object used by the emperor in the Jin dynasty.