Round Bronze Mirror

A round bronze mirror decorated in unusually high relief with a central raised lion pierced for use as a lug, surrounded by six very similar lions, an outer register comprised of eight more lions in a circle, along with birds. Multiple depictions of grapes on vines complete this unusual composition.
From China’s Han to Sui dynasty.
Diameter: 18.4 cm.
Thickness: 1.25 cm.
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