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Mirror

Gallery Location
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Medium Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date 206 BC-220 AD
Period Han dynasty
Dimensions 12.1 cm
Object number 932.16.134
Credit Line Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Description
White bronze mirror. Circular with hemispherical boss arising from a disc, flat rim separated from central design by a broad groove; decoration in flat relief, two-headed dragons forming two S-curve scrolls with a border of inverted scallops.  Some green patina and encrusted clay chiefly on rim.  Surface slightly curved. 
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