Ritual mirror with two taotie masks

Details

• Title

  Ritual mirror with two taotie masks

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  4th century BC (400 - 301 BC)
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › mirror;

  religious/ritual equipment

• Dimensions

  with handle 0.5 cm approx. (height)
  without handle 0.15 cm (height)
  8.6 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1559

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