Mirror
Mirror
Place of OriginChina
DateTang Dynasty (618-907)
Dimensionsoverall: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
MediumBronze
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1949.165
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Label TextMirrors of highly polished bronze were often placed in tombs, suspended over the body with the reflecting side down. Representing the sun, mirrors became symbols of the cosmos, while the animals, birds, and grapevines on their reverse sides were images of the natural world.- Decorative Arts
T'ang Dynasty?
Unidentified, Gorgoneion Group
about 560 BCE
19th century
Kien-long (1736-1796)
Kien-long (1736-1796)
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