A MINIATURE CIRCULAR PARCEL-GILT SILVER BOX AND COVER, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
A MINIATURE CIRCULAR PARCEL-GILT SILVER BOX AND COVER
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The slightly convex cover is chased and parcel-gilded with a central blossom from which radiates leafy stems, and the straight sides of the cover and the box are similarly decorated with foliate motifs, all on a ring-punched ground. The base of the box is flat and undecorated.
7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) diam.; weight 7.8 g
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A MINIATURE CIRCULAR PARCEL-GILT SILVER BOX AND COVER
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The slightly convex cover is chased and parcel-gilded with a central blossom from which radiates leafy stems, and the straight sides of the cover and the box are similarly decorated with foliate motifs, all on a ring-punched ground. The base of the box is flat and undecorated.
7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) diam.; weight 7.8 g
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