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Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays

雙鳳花枝葵花鏡

700s

China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Weight: 692 g (1.53 lbs.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.348
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Lobed Mirror with Two Phoenixes and Floral Displays, 8th century ad China, Tang dynasty (ad 618-907) CMA 1995.348 [Cat. no. 66.a]
An eight-lobed bronze mirror, a circular disk with a dark, polished surface, features low-relief carvings around a central rounded knob. Flanking the center, two crested birds with ornate, scrolling tails are facing in. Above sits an open flower with leaves, while a cluster of floral buds on a scrolling stem appears below. Green patina marks the bottom edge of the raised rim, contrasting with the mirror's smooth, metallic finish.

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays

700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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