A very fine and special circular bronze TLV mirror
With a central domed knob within a circle of petals, framed by a square with zigzag border, followed by a band finely cast with four small knobs at each corner of the square, shapes in the form of T's, L's and V's between line figures of a tiger, dragon, snake, turtle and bird, encompassed by three rings decorated with vertical lines, hack-tooth and zigzag lines.
Style of: Eastern Han (1 century AD), age determination uncertain
Diameter: 9.8cm
Orientations, Dec. 1988, pg.47, fig. 8, 9 and 10. National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan, 1971, Master Pieces of Chinese Bronze Mirrors catalogue, pl.8, 17 and 25. http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-bronze-tlv-mirror-han-dynasty-4181312-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4181312&sid=c5bf128f-07b8-4f9d-8c7b-421077206946