Ritual mirror with geometric decoration

Details

• Title

  Ritual mirror with geometric decoration

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  3rd century BC (300 - 201 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

  without handle 0.4 cm (height)
  11.5 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.

  EA1956.1562.a

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