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Mirror with Daoist deities and mythic beasts
Mirror with Daoist deities and mythic beasts

Mirror with Daoist deities and mythic beasts

Place of OriginHubei province, China; Hubei province
Dateprobably 100-280
DynastyEastern Han period (25-220) or Three Kingdoms period (221-265)
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsDiam. 4 1/2 in, Diam. 11.4 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60B539
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsMetal Arts
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InscribedInscription contains 11 characters which read I made a bright mirror/through hundreds of castings of the bronze (the last three are illegible)