A BRONZE 'PROCESSION OF ANIMALS' MIRROR
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Description
Southeast Asia, 17th century or earlier. The back of the mirror cast with a central zoomorphic medallion enclosed within lotus petals and radiating bands of animal processions separated by scrolling foliage. The rim cast with birds and the handle with a standing figure. The face of the mirror with a floral medallion at the base.
Condition: Very good condition with wear, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, small nicks, scratches, rubbing, and small losses.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 1,136 g
Dimensions: Height 44.6 cm
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