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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.304
Title
Circular Mirror with TLV Decoration and Auspicious Inscription
Classification
Mirrors
Work Type
mirror
Date
206 BCE - 9 CE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/198016

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze with integrally cast inscription
Dimensions
Diam. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ralph C. Marcove, M.D. purchased from Sotheby's, New York

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ralph C. Marcove, M.D.
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.304
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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