MirrorsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Circular Mirror with Decoration of Five "Shan" Ideographs Forming an Assymetrical Star around Five Small Petals, All against a Patterned Ground
5th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
Diam. 17.8 x Thickness 0.9 cm (7 x 3/8 in.) Weight 690 g
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, March 1, 1935] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1935-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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