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Narrative Mirror with Handle

early 12th Century - mid 14th Century

China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) - Yuan dynasty

(1271-1368)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); Overall: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.384
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Location
Not on view
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A dark bronze mirror, weathered with a pitted patina, has a circular disk atop a flat handle. Relief carvings under a leafy canopy show a figure riding a deer toward the center, two figures standing near a thick trunk on our right, and a concentric circle in the upper left. A vertical vine pattern decorates the rectangular handle. The aged surface is worn and heavily textured throughout.

Narrative Mirror with Handle

early 12th Century - mid 14th Century

China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) - Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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