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Mirror

Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date 618-907 AD
Period Tang Dynasty
Dimensions 9.8 cm
Object number 927.19.295
Credit Line Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Description

Round mirror with "lion and grape vine" decoration in high relief. Rim sharply slanting inward from high edge. Crouching animal forming loop, surrounded by 4 leonine animals and 9 bunches of grapes with leaves and vine suspended from raised and rounded circle. Vine scrolls in the inner section extend across the raised band into the outer section forming part of decorative band with 4 flying birds, other grapes attached to outer rim band. Rim band of raised cloud design between raised lines.

Mirror
Mirror - 927.19.295_1
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