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Inscription: You deserve an official post.

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159128
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Mirror with Quatrefoil and Linked Arcs
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159128
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object
title
Mirror with Quatrefoil and Linked Arcs
description
Inscription: You deserve an official post.
date
25–220 CE
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79978257
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Metalwork
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Diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
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China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
accession
1995.319
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Mirror with Quatrefoil and Linked Arcs (四葉連弧鏡), 25–220 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.319
titleInOriginalLanguage
四葉連弧鏡
collection
China - Han Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
君宜官位
inscription_translation
You deserve an official post.
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. 36, pp. 50, 107, 117
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:27.954000
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159128
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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