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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.52.176
Title
Circular Double-Tier Mirror or Plaque with Decoration of Four Interlaced Snake-Dragons around a Four-Petalled Flower and with Four Loop-Handles
Classification
Plaques
Work Type
plaque
Date
5th-3rd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/204131

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze with greenish patina
Dimensions
7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.52.176
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • S427: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008

Verification Level

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