Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
475-221 BC
Period
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Dimensions
8.4 cm
Object number
932.16.271
Credit Line
Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Round, thin flat silvery coloured mirror wide flat rim very slightly raised above field. Fluted loop set in small plain centre slightly concave circular frame on narrow ledge. Surrounding decoration of opposing taotie masks in raised lines, some with comma endings. Parts of masks with scale patterning.
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