Ritual mirror with quatrefoils on geometric ground

Details

• Title

  Ritual mirror with quatrefoils on geometric ground

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  4th century BC - 1st century AD
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty (c. 770 - c. 221 BC)
  Han Dynasty (c. 206 BC - AD 220)

• 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 sight size. (height)
  without handle 0.5 cm (height)
  11.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Jackie Ingram, 2008.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2008.4

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