Mirror with Interlacing Floral Motifs and Twelve Zodiac Animals

late 500s–early 600s Diameter: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.); Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.336

The design of this mirror consists of a central knob and a series of concentric circular bands. The innermost band contains an eight-word inscription, with phrasing typical of earlier mirrors found in the Sui and early Tang periods:The mirror's light shows the man inside. May...

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