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Mirror with eight-point design

4th–3rd century BCE
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 戰國 連弧纹銅鏡
  • Title: Mirror with eight-point design
  • Period: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
  • Date: 4th–3rd century BCE
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Bronze with black patina
  • Dimensions: Diam. 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm)
  • Classification: Mirrors
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.214.20
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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