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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Animal-and-Grape Mirror

Animal-and-Grape Mirror

early 600s-early 900s
(618-907)
bronze
Diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.354
Location: not on view

Description

The mirror was cast using lost-wax technology. Little finishing work is evident on the back. Extensive cracking, typical of high tin mirrors is evident.
  • Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
  • Madison, Wisconsin: Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison; December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".
    Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000); Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17-November 26, 2000. "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors" exh. cat. pp. 108, 122.
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.354