Chinese bronze mirror with motifs and beasts

An image of Mirror made from bronze, with motifs on the main ground, surrounded by beasts. Central boss in a square panel containing four petals. Wide raised rim with frieze of animals. Bronze, diameter 13.3 cm. Han Dynasty (BC 206 - AD 220). Chinese.

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Mirror made from bronze, with motifs on the main ground, surrounded by beasts. Central boss in a square panel containing four petals. Wide raised rim with frieze of animals. Bronze, diameter 13.3 cm. Han Dynasty (BC 206 - AD 220). Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.201-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Mark Box
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 967.44kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:01:10 16:29:42

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animals beasts bronze Chinese circle circular frieze Han Dynasty mirror motif round

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