Mirror
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Cast bronze
Geography
China
Date
618-907
Period
Tang Dynasty
Dimensions
5.3 cm
Object number
926.21.361
Credit Line
Bishop William C. White Collection
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: China
Description
Round "inch" mirror of silvery colour and "lion and grape vine" decoration. The concave rim with high outer edge. Rounded loop surrounded by 4 leonine creatures in high relief, amidst grape vines, encircled by high and grooved ring. Band around rim with scrolling grape vine. Green corrosion product, face with small areas of brown staining with fine scratches on shiny silvery surface.
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