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Octafoil Mirror with Riding Immortals and Rising Peaks

神仙山岳菱花鏡

600s

China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Weight: 334 g (11.78 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.344
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An eight-lobed bronze mirror, aged with green oxidation, features a central rounded knob surrounded by four raised designs. Jagged mountain peaks rise at the top, a tasseled drape hangs at the bottom, and figures ride mythical animals with flowing tails on either side. Small floral sprigs are cast within the scalloped border. The smooth, dark metallic surface is detailed with relief motifs and shows patches of crusty green corrosion along the outer edges.

Octafoil Mirror with Riding Immortals and Rising Peaks

600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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