Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
Reportedly from west Henan province, China
Date
6th-5th century BC
Period
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
Dimensions
10.9 cm
Object number
930.21.91
Credit Line
Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Round, thick mirror with black finish. Plain 3 tiered rim and small fluted loop in plain centre framed by slightly raised concave circular band, set on narrower one. Main decorative zone divided by 4 wide diagonals into 4 areas filled with comma like volutes. Extending from rim, feather like forms and parts of dragons(?). Ground of diagonals and volutes with fine geometric patternings. Corrosion product, including small patches of azurite on back, face shiny steely grey with thick patches of bright green and light brown encrustation.
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