Description:
Bronze Mirror, China, mid-Western Han Dynasty (2nd century B.C.),the central knob surrounded by a band of eight linked arcs, and an inscription within hatched and plain borders, all within a plain rim, with gray patina and malachite encrustation, dia. 6 3/8 in.
Estimate $1,000-2,000
pitting to the patina
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