Mirror Featuring Deities and Kings in Three Sections Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

Description

Inscription: I made this bright mirror By refining the three metals. With my fine skill, I engraved [the design].

Provenance

Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI

Mirror Featuring Deities and Kings in Three Sections Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

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175–225 CE

Accession Number

1995.328

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

Diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)

Classification

Metalwork

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee