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Mirror

Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date 25-280 CE
Period Eastern Han Dynasty - Three Kingdoms Period
Dimensions 8.1 cm
Object number 918.21.696
Credit Line The George Crofts Collection
Collection
Description

A round, slightly concave mirror. A wide plain band that slants inward and forms the rim, with the edge slanting outward. Within the rim is a diagonally hachured band. Two raised rings enclose the central section, which contains a large hemispherical knob with surrounding decoration in linear relief. The decoration consists of two groups of characters separated by two phoenixes, to which the title 'Double Phoenix Mirror' refers. The four characters carry the meaning of "May your position attain to that of one of the three dignitaries."

Mirror
Mirror - 918.21.696_1
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