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HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Details
THREE BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRRORS
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The knob of one is surrounded by two stylized double-headed dragons separated by two inscriptions within an outer scallop border. The largest has a loop in the shape of a crouching animal set within a square border enclosing an inscription, and the main field is cast with four dragons with scrolling foliate bodies separated by four bosses reserved on a patterned ground within an outer scallop boder. The smallest is of similar type and has a silvery patina.
6¼, 7¼ and 5 3/8 in. (15.9, 18.4, and 13.7 cm.) diam. (3)
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The knob of one is surrounded by two stylized double-headed dragons separated by two inscriptions within an outer scallop border. The largest has a loop in the shape of a crouching animal set within a square border enclosing an inscription, and the main field is cast with four dragons with scrolling foliate bodies separated by four bosses reserved on a patterned ground within an outer scallop boder. The smallest is of similar type and has a silvery patina.
6¼, 7¼ and 5 3/8 in. (15.9, 18.4, and 13.7 cm.) diam. (3)
Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
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