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Mirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles
Mirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles
半圓方枚環繞式瑞獸鏡
AD late 100s
China, Eastern Han dynasty
(25-220)
Bronze
Diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Weight: 242 g (8.54 oz.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.324
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Inscription: I made this bright mirror By refining the three metals. BoYa is making music; The multitude of gods display their forms. [The mirror] is suitable for a man with great wealth and good fortune. He [who has it] will add years to life. His descendants will also prosper. Even this master will enjoy longevity.
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