Ca. 618-907 AD or later. A bronze mirror boasting a discoid form. At its center, a raised and pierced boss draws the eye, while intricate relief decorations surround it in a graceful, swirling pattern. The obverse of the mirror is smooth. This bronze mirror would have served as a reflection of its owner's beauty, a tool for divination or even as an object of worship. To use the mirror, the user would have held it by the central boss, allowing the smooth, polished obverse to reflect their image or whatever object lay before them.Size: L:185mm / W:185mm ; 765gProvenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.