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Mirror with Auspicious Animals, Celestial Horses, and Grapevines

early 1100s-mid-1200s
(1115-1234)
bronze
Diameter: 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.357
Location: not on view
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The mirror is covered with thick layers of corrosion that have been partially scraped off the reflecting surface. A small triangular area of undisturbed corrosion remains.
Mirror with Auspicious Animals, Celestial Horses, and Grapevines

Mirror with Auspicious Animals, Celestial Horses, and Grapevines

early 1100s-mid-1200s

China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

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