WFE 02 A bronze circular mirror

漢 青銅圓鏡


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Han dynasty (2nd century BC)

The mirror is of circular shape. The central knop is cast in high relief as a mountain range within a scalloped border which is repeated on the rim. Between these borders are four large pointed nipples surrounded by smaller ones and linked by a scrolling motif.  The back has large areas of green encrustation
11,2 cm diameter

Provenance: Sotheby’s Amsterdam

A very similar mirror from The Arthur M. Sackler Collection was sold at Christie’s New york 24 March 2011, lot 1228

 

WFE 02 漢 青銅圓鏡
時代:漢朝,西元前2世紀。
特徵:鏡紐以高浮雕鑄造,裝飾包含乳狀突起與具流動感的圖案。
尺寸:直徑11.2公分。
來源:阿姆斯特丹蘇富比。

Works of Art > Early Bronzes