A LARGE SILVERY BRONZE CIRCULAR 'TLV' MIRROR WITH INSCRIPTION
LATE WESTERN HAN/XIN DYNASTY, 1ST CENTURY BC
A LARGE SILVERY BRONZE CIRCULAR 'TLV' MIRROR WITH INSCRIPTION LATE WESTERN HAN/XIN DYNASTY, 1ST CENTURY BC The central knob rising from an ornate quatrefoil within a square enclosing twelve small nipples alternating with twelve characters representing the Twelve Branches, the main field with somewhat abbreviated TLV patterns as well as eight nipples separating the Guardians of the Four Directions - the Blue Dragon, Red Bird, White Tiger and the Dark Warrior - as well as other figures of animals and birds cast in thread relief, all within an inscription expressing Daoist concepts, a hatchured band, and bands of sawtooth and flowing cloud design on the rim 12½ in. (31.7 cm.) diam., ¼ in. (.5 cm.) thick, box 3520.6g
A LARGE SILVERY BRONZE CIRCULAR 'TLV' MIRROR WITH INSCRIPTION
LATE WESTERN HAN/XIN DYNASTY, 1ST CENTURY BC
A LARGE SILVERY BRONZE CIRCULAR 'TLV' MIRROR WITH INSCRIPTION LATE WESTERN HAN/XIN DYNASTY, 1ST CENTURY BC The central knob rising from an ornate quatrefoil within a square enclosing twelve small nipples alternating with twelve characters representing the Twelve Branches, the main field with somewhat abbreviated TLV patterns as well as eight nipples separating the Guardians of the Four Directions - the Blue Dragon, Red Bird, White Tiger and the Dark Warrior - as well as other figures of animals and birds cast in thread relief, all within an inscription expressing Daoist concepts, a hatchured band, and bands of sawtooth and flowing cloud design on the rim 12½ in. (31.7 cm.) diam., ¼ in. (.5 cm.) thick, box 3520.6g
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