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159095
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Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
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159095
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object
title
Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
date
late 300s BCE–50 CE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79978161
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Metalwork
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
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China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
accession
1995.291
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Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs (重圈連弧鏡), late 300s BCE–50 CE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.291
titleInOriginalLanguage
重圈連弧鏡
collection
China - Han Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
內清以昭明，光象夫日月，【心忽楊而愿忠，然雍塞而】不泄。
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. 15, p. 36; pp. 106, 114
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:12.089000
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159095
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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