A rare gold overlay silvered bronze mirror
A rare gold overlay silvered bronze mirror
9th-13th century
Cast in high relief against a ring-punched ground with a domed knob rising from an open lotus flower head surrounded by two phoenixes flying head to tail, a flowering branch held in each beak and other blossoms issuing out of their curling tail feathers, the relief finished in gilt to contrast with the silver finish on the wide rim and reverse reflective surface.
8 1/8in (20.8cm) diameter
1.190 kilograms
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A rare gold overlay silvered bronze mirror
9th-13th century
Cast in high relief against a ring-punched ground with a domed knob rising from an open lotus flower head surrounded by two phoenixes flying head to tail, a flowering branch held in each beak and other blossoms issuing out of their curling tail feathers, the relief finished in gilt to contrast with the silver finish on the wide rim and reverse reflective surface.
8 1/8in (20.8cm) diameter
1.190 kilograms
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Time, Location
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