MirrorsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Large Circular Mirror with Four 'Shan' Ideographs and Stylized Floral Decor
475 - 221 BCE
Dimensions
Diam. 30.3 x Max. Thickness 1 cm (11 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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