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Mirror with Four Bixie
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Mirror with Four Bixie

early 400s–late 500s CE · bronze

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A bixie is a fantastical hybrid creature that was believed to ward off evil spirits

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineMirror with Four Bixie (瑞獸鏡), early 400s–late 500s CE. China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589). Bronze; diameter: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 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, 1995.327
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