MirrorsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of Four Stylized Dragons and Quatrefoil against a Ground of Volutes within a Border of Linked Arcs
5th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
Diam. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.) Weight 444 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop purchased from Yamanaka & Co., New York (February 1938)
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