1924.63: Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of Birds, Insects, and Mythical Beasts against a Fruiting Grapevine Arabesque
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1924.63
- Title
- Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of Birds, Insects, and Mythical Beasts against a Fruiting Grapevine Arabesque
- Classification
- Mirrors
- Work Type
- mirror
- Date
- late 7th-8th century
- Places
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Creation Place: East Asia, China
Find Spot: East Asia, China, Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu), Khara Khoto - Period
- Tang dynasty, 618-907
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/209772
Location
- Location
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Level 3, Room 3610, University Teaching Gallery
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Cast bronze; found in Karakhoto, Inner Mongolia
- Dimensions
- Diam. 16.8 x Thickness 1.4 cm (6 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, First Fogg Expedition to China (1923-1924)
- Accession Year
- 1924
- Object Number
- 1924.63
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
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