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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.109
Title
Stone Mold for Casting a Bronze Mirror
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
mold
Date
Xin to Eastern Han period, 1st-2nd century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203245

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stone mold with carved and incised designs
Dimensions
H. 20.2 x W. 18.2 x D. 1.5 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
mirror: Diam. 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer in honor of Langdon Warner
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.109
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Susan Costello, "An Investigation of Early Chinese Bronze Mirrors at the Harvard University Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2005), Unpublished, pp. 1-25 passim

Exhibition History

  • Ancient Chinese Metal Technology, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge, 04/29/1977 - 10/30/1977

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