A BRONZE 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
A BRONZE 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' MIRROR TANG DYNASTY (618-907) The back is cast in high relief in the center with a crouching animal-form loop surrounded by six animals crawling and leaping amidst fruiting grapevine encircled by a raised border and an outer field filled with birds, and animals racing amidst further grapevine below a band of scrolling tendrils at the rim. The bronze has a silvery grey patina and areas of malachite encrustation. 7 in. (17.7 cm.) diam.
A BRONZE 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
A BRONZE 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' MIRROR TANG DYNASTY (618-907) The back is cast in high relief in the center with a crouching animal-form loop surrounded by six animals crawling and leaping amidst fruiting grapevine encircled by a raised border and an outer field filled with birds, and animals racing amidst further grapevine below a band of scrolling tendrils at the rim. The bronze has a silvery grey patina and areas of malachite encrustation. 7 in. (17.7 cm.) diam.
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