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Source Description
Inscription: By the light of the sun, The world is made bright.
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159094
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Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
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159094
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object
title
Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
description
Inscription: By the light of the sun, The world is made bright.
date
late 200s–9 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79978158
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Metalwork
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import
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Diameter: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
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China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
accession
1995.29
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Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs (重圈連弧銘紋鏡), late 200s–9 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.290
titleInOriginalLanguage
重圈連弧銘紋鏡
collection
China - Han Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
見日之光，天下大明。
citations
citation
Chou, Ju-hsi. <em>Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 35, cat. no. 14
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:13.526000
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159094
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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