A SILVERY BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR

WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC

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A SILVERY BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC
The triple-fluted loop encircled by a concave band and a band of stylized dragon scroll cast in low relief against a ground of tight cloud scrolls, all within a band of linked arcs
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diam., 1/8 in. (.4 cm.) thick, box
225g

Provenance

Robert H. Ellsworth Collection, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1993.

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Lot Essay

Compare the mirror of this type with more simplified scroll reserved on a ground of larger coiled scrolls within a similar linked arc border illustrated by K. Karlgren, "Huai and Han," BMFEA, Stockholm, 1941, No. 13, pl. 73 (J 16), where it is dated 2nd century BC. It is illustrated again by Karlgren, "Early Chinese Mirrors: Classification Scheme Recapitulated," BMFEA, Stockholm, 1968, No. 40, pl. 97 (J 16).

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