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LOT 2031
Chinese Tang Style Bronze Mirror
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
8 1/4 in. (747 grams, 21 cm wide).
Discoid mirror with dished profile, raised rim, reserved geometric 'ripple pattern' motif and central pierced lug. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cotswolds, UK, collection, 1990s.
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