Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
206 BC-24 AD
Period
Han dynasty
Dimensions
9.9 cm
Object number
960.234.110
Credit Line
The Dr. James M. Menzies Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Round mirror of silvery colour. Inward slanting rim with high outward slanting edge with 3 bands: 1 plain, 1 with zig-zag design and 1 with saw-tooth pattern. Hemispherical knob on disk with raised edge. Decorative zone with 2 curving winged dragons in round relief with linear details. Double rings and striated band enclose decoration. Thin green encrustation covers most of surface; face with thick green patches.
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