Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
618-907 AD
Period
Tang Dynasty
Dimensions
13.2 cm
Object number
928.12.4
Credit Line
Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Round mirror of silvery colour with lion and grape vine decorations. High raised rim and slightly outward slanting edge. Round knob in flat saucer shaped centre with 4 leonine creatures amidst grape vines, in rounded relief, and enclosed by raised band. Wide surrounding band with birds and grape vines.
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