Mirror Back with Four Directional Creatures and Twelve Zodiac Animals
China
(Sui Dynasty (581-618))
Mirror Back with Four Directional Creatures and Twelve Zodiac Animals
DateSui dynasty (581-618)
Mediumbronze
Dimensionsobject: 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (diam.) (1 x 25.1 cm)
ClassificationMETALWORK
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington in memory of Charles Henry Ludington
Object number1983.27.19
Subject(s)
- animal
- dragon
- dog
- rabbit
- snake
- horse
- goat
- monkey
- bird
- mythology
- tiger
Collection
- Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
- Chinese
On View
Not on viewCollections
China, Shaanxi region
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE)
India, Andhara Pradesh, Amaravati or Nagarjunakonda
Fragment of a Stupa depicting the “Three Jewels” as Lotus Seeds supported by Pair of Aquatic Makaras
2nd century
Pakistan, Baluchistan, Mehrgarh or Chalcolithic Culture
3500-2500 BCE
