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Auction archive: Lot number 1

FOUR BRONZE MIRRORS, HAN DYNASTY OR LATER (206BC-220AD)

Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,659 - US$2,489
Price realised:
£4,750
ca. US$7,882
Auction archive: Lot number 1

FOUR BRONZE MIRRORS, HAN DYNASTY OR LATER (206BC-220AD)

Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,659 - US$2,489
Price realised:
£4,750
ca. US$7,882
Beschreibung:

FOUR BRONZE MIRRORS, HAN DYNASTY OR LATER (206BC-220AD)
FOUR BRONZE MIRRORS, HAN DYNASTY OR LATER (206BC-220AD) comprising a round mirror, the reverse side with central knop within a square of fine raised lines, the inner roundel with TLV design surrounded by deppctions of fish, birds, snails, frogs and deer, the raised outer bands with concentric panels of triangular motifs; the second mirror, the central roundel with TLV design with fine raised decoration with birds and raised knop sun designs, two bands of raised triangular motifs to extreior edges; the third mirror with wide central raised knop, decorated in high relief with alternating dragon and figure depictions, surrounded by twelve boxed character and half moon designs, bordered by a sloping saw-tooth pattern and a slender band of characters; and a further flagtened undecorated mirror, with small central knop. the upper surface with feint cross patterned lines -- The first, 4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) wide. (4)

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
6 Nov 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
6 November 2009, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

FOUR BRONZE MIRRORS, HAN DYNASTY OR LATER (206BC-220AD)
FOUR BRONZE MIRRORS, HAN DYNASTY OR LATER (206BC-220AD) comprising a round mirror, the reverse side with central knop within a square of fine raised lines, the inner roundel with TLV design surrounded by deppctions of fish, birds, snails, frogs and deer, the raised outer bands with concentric panels of triangular motifs; the second mirror, the central roundel with TLV design with fine raised decoration with birds and raised knop sun designs, two bands of raised triangular motifs to extreior edges; the third mirror with wide central raised knop, decorated in high relief with alternating dragon and figure depictions, surrounded by twelve boxed character and half moon designs, bordered by a sloping saw-tooth pattern and a slender band of characters; and a further flagtened undecorated mirror, with small central knop. the upper surface with feint cross patterned lines -- The first, 4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) wide. (4)

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
6 Nov 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
6 November 2009, London, South Kensington
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