ID 395707
Lot 1524 | TWO BRONZE MIRRORS
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
One mirror has a central knob that rises from a quatrefoil motif within a square cast in high relief with twelve raised bosses separating the characters of an inscription. The outer field is decorated with a 'TLV' pattern, eight bosses and various celestial animals within narrow bands enclosing an inscription and hatchured lines, all below a dogtooth border and a band of clouds. The other mirror is cast with clusters of bosses and flower-like motifs.
6 3/8 in. (16 cm.) diam., 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam.
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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