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Chinese white bronze mirror, Han Dynasty

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An image of Mirror. Unknown maker, China. Mirror made from white bronze. It has a wide raised rim with crouching dragons in slight relief. Inscription around the central boss reads cho-yi-shi-sou 'everlasting sons and grandsons'. Between the rim and central fields in a band of seven mythical creatures. Bronze, circa 206 B.C. to 220 AD. Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD).

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Mirror. Unknown maker, China. Mirror made from white bronze. It has a wide raised rim with crouching dragons in slight relief. Inscription around the central boss reads cho-yi-shi-sou 'everlasting sons and grandsons'. Between the rim and central fields in a band of seven mythical creatures. Bronze, circa 206 B.C. to 220 AD. Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD).

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  • Accession Number: O.202-1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Mark Box
  • Image height: 1017 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 254.56kB
  • Exposure time: 1/15
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2011:12:22 14:06:51

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AD antiquity BC bronze Chinese circular creature creatures crouching dragons dragons Fitz_AA green Han Dynasty inscribed inscriptions mirror mythical mythology patina patinated patination round

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