Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs

Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs
(Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE))

Mirror with Concentric Circles and Linked Arcs

DateWestern Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)
Mediumbronze
Dimensionsobject: 4 3/8 in. (diam.)
ClassificationMETALWORK
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington in memory of Charles Henry Ludington
Object number1983.27.48
Subject(s)
  • inscription
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Chinese
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Not on view
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