Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
475-221 BC
Period
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period
Dimensions
11.3 cm
Object number
933.12.19
Credit Line
Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Round mirror with a fine raised rim and plain concave border enclosing design of four large concave "slanting T" or shan (mountain) motifs separated by double heart shaped elements surrounded and tied together by a twisted rope pattern. The ground is filled with small spiral design and some areas of granulation. Small fluted loop in the centre enclosed by a square sunken area.
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