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Mirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

半圓方枚環繞式瑞獸鏡

late 100s CE
(25–220 CE)
bronze
Diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Weight: 242 g (8.54 oz.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.324
Location: not on view
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Inscription: I made this bright mirror By refining the three metals. BoYa is making music; The multitude of gods display their forms. [The mirror] is suitable for a man with great wealth and good fortune. He [who has it] will add years to life. His descendants will also prosper. Even this master will enjoy longevity.
Mirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

Mirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

late 100s CE

China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)

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