A relief bronze mirror (huaxiang jing), China, eastern Han period, 25 - 220 Cast with a slightly convex curved, smooth front side. On the reverse centre is a semi-circular loop knob surrounded by Taoist deities and four nubs. The edge has serrated line and wave-form decoration. Noble dark green patina, with some encrustation on both sides and a minor corrosion in place. Diameter cm. Weight 1400 g. Cf. Das alte China (The Old China) Hypo-Kunsthalle Munich, 1996 p. 369 ff. historic, historical, ancient world, Far East, Far Eastern, weapon, arms, weapons,
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