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Mirror

Gallery Location
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Medium Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date 3rd century BC
Period Eastern Zhou-Western Han Dynasty
Dimensions 10.8 cm
Object number 930.21.102
Credit Line Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Description
Round, flat mirror with narrow rounded rim above plain concave border.  Small loop set in square centre filled with 4 petal design and plain, concave, square frame.  Main decorative band of 4 raised rings with surrounding quatrefoil of raised outline on ground of volutes and geometric patternings.  4 single similar petals extend from grooved line at outer edge of band.  Some dark green corrosion products and rough bright green on face.
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