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Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
重圈連弧鏡
1st century BC
China, Western Han dynasty
(202 BC-AD 9)
Bronze
Diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Weight: 566 g (1.25 lbs.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.306
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Inscription: Refine the copper to be pure and bright. Make it into a mirror to receive rightful decor. May it extend your life and remove misfortunes! [You are] coeval with the heaven above.
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