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Mirror with Buddhist motifs

8th – 10th centuries AD.

UNESCO Almaty

UNESCO Almaty

On the front surface there is a concentrically located composition: in the centre is a loop-handle framed by a lotus; then - four phoenixes, whose heads almost touch the wings of the previous phoenix; along the outer circle - four small images of Buddha in padmasana (lotus position), separated by the image of ducks and clouds. View in 3D

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  • Title: Mirror with Buddhist motifs
  • Date Created: 8th – 10th centuries AD.
  • Location Created: Novopokrovskoe, Chuy Region
  • Physical Dimensions: D. 12 cm., W. 0.5 kg.
  • Subject Keywords: Novopokrovskoe, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan, Bronze, Silk Roads
  • Medium: Bronze
UNESCO Almaty

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