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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
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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