A RARE SILVERY BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR WITH TWO ANIMALS AND INSCRIPTION

SUI/EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH-7TH CENTURY

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A RARE SILVERY BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR WITH TWO ANIMALS AND INSCRIPTION
SUI/EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH-7TH CENTURY
Finely cast in high relief with two lean dogs depicted as if running or hunting as they encircle the knob, all within narrow sawtooth borders on the inner wall of the encircling ridge that separates them from an inscription and wave border on the rim
6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) diam., ¼ in. (.5 cm.) thick, box
661.7g

Provenance

A.W. Bahr (1877-1959).
Robert H. Ellsworth Collection, New York, acquired from Edna Bahr, Connecticut, late 1960s.

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Lot Essay

The depiction of the two dog-like animals on this mirror is particularly unusual as they are quite realistically depicted - their elongated bodies showing the strain of running, which includes saliva streaming from the jaws of the dog with prominent ribs.

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