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PROPERTY OF PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTOR
A BRONZE 'BEAST AND GRAPEVINE' MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY
cast in high relief with a central knop formed by a crouching beast encircled by six beasts among fruiting vines bordered by a raised ring, the outer band with birds surrounded by bunches of grapes on scrolling vines, the silvery surface with patches of green and blue encrustation
Diameter 5 3/8 in., 13.5 cm
Estimate
10,000
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12,000
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