Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
206 BC-24 AD
Period
Western Han Dynasty
Dimensions
8.6 cm
Object number
930.21.140
Credit Line
Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Round flat mirror. Rim concave with raised sharp edge. Fluted loop in square centre framed by concave square band with surrounding square band with 8 character inscription. "Constant prominence and joy without end; may we not forget each other". Main decorative zone with 4 bosses on ground of arabesques in double thread relief, filled with converging parallel lines.
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