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Mirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMirror with Auspicious Animals Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles (半圓方枚環繞式瑞獸鏡), late 100s CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.324
