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159123
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Mirror with Four Nipples, Quasi-Dragons, and Birds
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159123
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object
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Mirror with Four Nipples, Quasi-Dragons, and Birds
date
100–1 BCE
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CC0
language
en
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Q79978240
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Metalwork
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Diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
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China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
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1995.314
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Mirror with Four Nipples, Quasi-Dragons, and Birds (四乳四虺鳥紋鏡), 100–1 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.314
titleInOriginalLanguage
四乳四虺鳥紋鏡
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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.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 39, cat. no. 20
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Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 08:14:25.685000
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159123
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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