Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
960-1279 AD
Period
Song Dynasty
Dimensions
14.7 cm, 286 g
Object number
922.21.9
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Murdock Mackenzie
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Raised 8 pointed petal outline rim bronze mirror. Large rounded loop with surrounding band of 8 sharply raised characters ending with raised dot within raised rings. 8 character inscription around outer band, terminating in raised dot. Inscription in archaic script of last band. Outer band contained by fine raised line following petal shape of rim.
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