Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
770 BC-221 AD
Period
Eastern Zhou
Dimensions
9.2 cm
Object number
932.16.141
Credit Line
Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Flat round thin mirror of silvery grey colour. Concave rim with higher flat edge, set on narrow inner ledge. Small fluted loop in circular centre on ground of triangles and spirals. Double raised rings frame centre and four petals project from outer ring, each with central rib and double outline. Four similar petals project from rim ledge. Ground of fine lined spirals and triangles appears to be stamped, leaving ridges where patterns join.
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