Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
206 BC-220 AD
Period
Han Dynasty
Dimensions
8.8 cm
Object number
2000.106.1742
Credit Line
Gift of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum. Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Attestée par la Commission canadienne d'examen des exportations de biens culturels en vertu de la Loi sur l'exportation et l'importation de biens culturels.
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Round mirror, wide raised rim slanting in to main decorative field. Domed perforated knob on raised disc, surrounded by a sunken area transverse by four groups of three parallel line joining the disc and a raised circle with a scalloped inner edge. The main field is occupied by an inscription in squared characters enclosed between striated bands. The surface of the mirror is a smooth dull olive green colour.
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