Mini-garden mirror with gold and silver

Excavated from the Guanlin tombs in Luoyang city in 1970, the back of the bronze mirror features an eye-catching vibrant "mini garden" decorated with a large number of gold pieces and embellished with silver flowers, flying butterflies and phoenixes.
Original diam 30.5cms
Luoyang Museum, Henan province., China

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