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Mirror with Interlacing Dragons

盤龍紋鏡

early 600s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.); Overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Weight: 621 g (1.37 lbs.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.364
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A dark gray, matte bronze mirror features three concentric bands of decoration radiating from a central raised knob. The wide outer band is densely filled with interlaced, dragon-like creatures with stylized, curving bodies. Minute, repeating spiral patterns cover the background in the recessed areas. The circular surface displays a lighter metallic tone on the central protrusion.

Mirror with Interlacing Dragons

early 600s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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