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Mirror

Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date 960-1279
Period Song Dynasty
Dimensions 12.5 cm
Object number 960.234.68
Credit Line The Dr. James M. Menzies Collection
Collection
Description
Thin brassy coloured mirror with flat raised rim of 8 petal outline. Small loop set in centre of flower (petal outline obscured), and octagonal frame containing straight and curved spoked lines. Main decoration in low relief of scrolling flowers and 1 character (Wang family name). Ring of slightly flattened beading containing decoration. Dull greenish-brown colour, brassy at inscription, face brownish with red splotches. Not sharply cast.
Mirror
Mirror - 960.234.68_1
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