Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs

late 3rd century BC-1st century

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Title: Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs
Date Created: late 3rd century BC-1st century
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Provenance: Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
Type: Metalwork
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.287
Medium: bronze
Inscriptions: By the light of the sun, the world is made bright.
Department: Chinese Art
Culture: China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
Credit Line: Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
Collection: China - Han Dynasty
Accession Number: 1995.287

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