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Mirror

Gallery Location
Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China
Medium Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date 12th-early 13th Century
Period Song Dynasty
Dimensions 0.3 x 9.3 cm
Object number 960.234.122
Credit Line The Dr. James M. Menzies Collection
Collection
Description
Round mirror with narrow raised rim and low, slightly outward slanting edge. Slender high loop flattened on top and surrounded by decoration in rounded relief of 2 floating putti amidst flowers, 1 on either side of loop. Large lotus blossom at top, stems and large leaf at bottom, on ground of waving parallel lines. Grey-green with sandy coloured encrustation, face with pebbly encrustation, dark and smoother in centre.
Mirror
Mirror - 960.234.122_2
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