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TLV Mirror
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About this work
The mirror was cast in a ceramic mold. The center knob and nipples were polished with a bow drill, the raised flat areas of decoration were polished and a chisel was used to smooth the square channel. The mirror was broken into five pieces that are now joined with lead tin solder. Dirt was applied to hide the joins.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTLV Mirror, 1–early 200s CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.296
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