Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
4th-late 3rd century BC
Period
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
Dimensions
18.5 cm
Object number
2000.106.1570
Credit Line
Gift of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum. Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Attestée par la Commission canadienne d'examen des exportations de biens culturels en vertu de la Loi sur l'exportation et l'importation de biens culturels.
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Flat round mirror with wide flat scalloped rim with a narrow grooved outline. Small central loop on raised circle surrounded by plain ring. The ground of the main decorative zone is textured in a textile inspired design and forms the background for four dragons, four phoenix and four elongated heart shaped motifs in low relief, the dragons are attenuated the heads curled back of the bodies, the elongated phoenix balance on top of the heart shaped motifs with tails up and heads curled over their bodies. The front is heavily corroded.
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