Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
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
Department
Art & Culture: China
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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