Chinese white bronze mirror, Han Dynasty

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
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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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