Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
206 BC-24 AD
Period
Western Han Dynasty
Dimensions
7.9 cm
Object number
932.16.145
Credit Line
Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Bronze mirror. Circular, thin with slightly upcurving rim, triple ridged central loop enclosed by a flat raised ring, band of decoration a continuous raise scroll on a ground of raised diagonal lines broken through the centre by a concave ring studded by four circular bosses; patches of jade green patina and yellowish buff clay chiefly on rim. Repaired.
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