1948.3: Fragment of a Ceramic Mold for Casting a Bronze Mirror with Stylized "Shan" Decor
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1948.3
- Title
- Fragment of a Ceramic Mold for Casting a Bronze Mirror with Stylized "Shan" Decor
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Work Type
- mold
- Date
- 4th-3rd century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/203950
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Reddish-buff earthenware with molded impressions
- Dimensions
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H. 8.4 x W. 12.5 cm (3 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Diam. of mirror 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Mrs. Edward Norris (by 1948), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edward Norris
- Accession Year
- 1948
- Object Number
- 1948.3
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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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Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2005), Unpublished, pp. 1-25 passim
Verification Level
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