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Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae

星雲鏡

200–100 BCE

China, Western Han dynasty

(206 BCE–8 CE)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Weight: 185 g (6.53 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.288
Public Domain
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Location
241B Arts of Ancient China
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Mirrors provided literal reflection and were decorated with symbolic imagery that illuminated universal themes.

Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae

200–100 BCE

China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)

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