Ritual mirror with stylized dragons and phoenixes

Details

• Title

  Ritual mirror with stylized dragons and phoenixes

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 9)
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty (c. 770 - c. 221 BC)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment;

  miscellaneous equipment › mirror

• Dimensions

  with handle 0.6 cm approx. (height)
  without handle 0.4 cm (height)
  14.4 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.

  EA1956.1554

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