Mirror with Quatrefoil, Four Nipples, Animals, and Birds

late 3rd Century BC - early 1st Century

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Title: Mirror with Quatrefoil, Four Nipples, Animals, and Birds
Date Created: late 3rd Century BC - early 1st Century
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Provenance: Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
Type: Metalwork
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.302
Medium: bronze
Inscriptions: May [this mirror] be cherished by your sons and grandsons.
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: 1995.302

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