1st century BCE-2nd century CE
11.4 x 0.2 cm (4 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Mirror: High tin bronze; Back of mirror: Mixed copper alloy
3rd century BCE-1st century CEHellenistic or Early RomanOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, metallic particles, and lacquer over metallic layer on pasteboard
18th-19th centuryCast bronze
1st-2nd century CEChineseCast Bronze with decoration cold-painted in mineral pigments; reputedly from Changsha, Hunan province
1st century BCEChineseCast brass
12th-13th centuryChineseCast bronze with remains of turquoise inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze
1st century BCEChineseCast bronze
7th-8th centuryChineseCast bronze inset with silver bosses, some bosses covered with gold
5th-3rd century BCEChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianLeaded bronze
5th century BCEGreekOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
18th-19th century