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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.52.135
Title
Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of Stylized Dragons and Birds Surrounding a Quatrefoil Center against a Textured Ground, All within a Border of Linked Arcs
Classification
Mirrors
Work Type
mirror
Date
5th-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/204270

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
Diam. 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Weight: 500 g

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.52.135
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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