Sale 2658
New York
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22 March 2012
Price realised
USD 9,375
Estimate
A BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR WITH ANIMALS AND INSCRIPTION EARLY TANG DYNASTY, EARLY 7TH CENTURY The thick mirror cast in high relief with five lively animals, two of which confront each other as they race around the knob which is encircled by a bead band, all within narrow sawtooth borders on the inner sides of the ridge that separates them from an inscription and further sawtooth bands below the upright rim, with blackish patina 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) diam., 7/16 in. (1.1 cm.) thick, box 629.1g
Provenance
Robert H. Ellsworth Collection, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.
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