Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom

雙鳳花鳥葵花鏡

700s
Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Weight: 942 g (2.08 lbs.)
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Description

Bronze mirrors typically have one polished reflective side and a decorative back with a knob to be able to lift it.
Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom

700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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