Mirror with Deities and Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

Mirror with Deities and Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

半圓方枚環繞式神獸鏡

AD 175–225

Bronze

Diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)

Weight: 270 g (9.52 oz.)

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.326

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Inscription: I made this bright mirror by refining the three metals. Then I sculpted infinite forms.

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