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Mirror

Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date 960-1279 AD?
Period Song Dynasty, possibly
Dimensions 13.1 cm, 328.412 g
Object number 960.234.116
Credit Line The Dr. James M. Menzies Collection
Collection
Description
Round mirror with narrow raised ring. Rounded knob set on raised disk. Surrounding decoration in rounded relief of 4 birds, those at either side of knob standing on flowering stem, those at top and bottom flying with grape vine or ribbon streamers held in their beaks. Sharply raised ring containing decoration. Sandy coloured encrustation on brownish surface, greener and light brown patches on face.
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