Mirror Stand in the Shape of a Djeiran

mid 1600s-early 1900s Overall: 10.6 x 21.2 cm (4 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.) Source image
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This mirror stand is the in shape of a recumbent djeiran, or Central Asian antelope. Commonly appearing on Sogdian silver from the 600s onward, the djeiran motif migrated via the trade routes to northern China. There, during the Jin and Yuan (1279–1368) dynasties, it was very...

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