Description
Antique Bronze Mirror with Kediri Script on the Handle
Period: Kidiri Kingdom 10th – 11th Century
Height: 26cm
Width: 17cm
Weight: 55g
The Kediri Kingdom was a Hindu Buddhist Javanese kingdom centred in the ancient city Dahanapura (Daha) East Java from 1042 to around 1222.
This mirror with handle is to be enjoyed as a nice historical pieces of ancient Indonesian history. It was excavated in an area of the former Majapahit Empire in Eastern Java. Many bronze artefacts are incidental finds by farmers agricultural activities – or unearthed by diggers who dig pits panning the alluvial soil for gold.
The mirror handle has Kediri script. (A similar mirror handle with the same Kadiri script is on display in the National Museum in Jakarta)
This ancient mirror with handle has an aqua green patina. It shows signs of erosion having been under the ground for many centuries.
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Additional information
| Country | Bali |
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