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Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom
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About this work
Bronze mirrors typically have one polished reflective side and a decorative back with a knob to be able to lift it.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom (雙鳳花鳥葵花鏡), 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.346
