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Animal-and-Grape Mirror
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Animal-and-Grape Mirror

early 600s-early 900s · bronze

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

About this work

The mirror was cast using lost-wax technology. Little finishing work is evident on the back. Extensive cracking, typical of high tin mirrors is evident.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineAnimal-and-Grape Mirror, early 600s-early 900s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze; diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.354
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