A CHINESE CIRCULAR "LIONS AND BIRDS" BRONZE MIRROR, TANG DYNASTY (618-907 AD)

Reference: ART1008892

The mirror is cast in the center with a crouching beast-form loop surrounded by three pairs of 'lions' and in the outer field with various birds, insects amidst further grapevine below a narrow border of florets.
Diameter: 12.5 cm.

Provenance: Dutch private collection