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Mirror with Concentric Circles, an Immortal, and Auspicious Animals, 1st century ad China, Eastern Han dynasty (ad 25-220) CMA 1995.304 [Cat. no. 23]
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159113
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Mirror with Concentric Circles, an Immortal, and Auspicious Animals
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159113
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Mirror with Concentric Circles, an Immortal, and Auspicious Animals
description
Mirror with Concentric Circles, an Immortal, and Auspicious Animals, 1st century ad China, Eastern Han dynasty (ad 25-220) CMA 1995.304 [Cat. no. 23]
date
25–100 CE
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en
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Q79978218
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Metalwork
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Diameter: 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
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China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
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1995.304
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bronze
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Mirror with Concentric Circles, an Immortal, and Auspicious Animals (重圈神獸鏡), 25–100 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.); overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.304
titleInOriginalLanguage
重圈神獸鏡
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China - Han Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
May your sons [and grandsons] cherish it
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: cat. no. 23, pp. 41, 106, 116
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:20.144000
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159113
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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