Silvered bronze covered box, Late Tang-Northern Song dynasty, China. Artist: Unknown

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Silvered bronze covered box with peony and angular key-fret, Late Tang-Northern Song dynasty, China, 10th-11th century. A small circular silvered bronze box decorated with an open peony flower spray with leaves. The decoration appears on a circular ring-punched ground, with a band of angular key fret surrounding the medallion. The base section has a band of narrow incised pointed petals around the foot ring with incised highlights on a plain background.

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Size: 2829px × 2213px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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