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Mirror

Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date 960-1279 AD
Period Song Dynasty
Dimensions 12.5 x 12.4 cm
Object number 960.234.103
Credit Line The Dr. James M. Menzies Collection
Collection
Description
Incomplete thin mirror with jagged half oval piece missing and outline of 4 flattened lobes; rim flat and raised slightly above field. Tiny loop on floral seat and surrounding decoration in low relief of 2 flying phoenix on floral ground and 1 character at 1 side of loop, all contained by circle of beading. The character is for the Chang family name. Dull green and sandy coloured encrustation on steely grey surface. Brown encrustation on face.
Mirror
Mirror - 960.234.103_1
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