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159101
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Mirror with Four Nipples and Four Birds
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159101
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object
title
Mirror with Four Nipples and Four Birds
date
206 BCE–9 CE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79978179
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Metalwork
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1
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Diameter: 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
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China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
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1995.297
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Mirror with Four Nipples and Four Birds (四乳四鳥鏡), 206 BCE–9 CE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.297
titleInOriginalLanguage
四乳四鳥鏡
collection
China - Han Dynasty
citations
citation
Chou, Ju-hsi. <em>Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
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Reproduced: p. 38, cat. no. 18
citation
Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 38
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:16.871000
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159101
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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