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Mirror with Deities and Animals in Concentric Circles

重圈神獸鏡

late 6th-early 7th century
(581-618)
bronze
Diameter: 33.4 cm (13 1/8 in.); Overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); Rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Weight: 1.393 kg (3.07 lbs.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.337
Location: not on view
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Inscription: The mirror's light shows the man inside. May you live a long life and [constantly] renew yourself.
Mirror with Deities and Animals in Concentric Circles

Mirror with Deities and Animals in Concentric Circles

late 6th-early 7th century

China, Sui dynasty (581-618)

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