Chinese Bronze Mirror

3D Model

A mirror with the outer register cast with birds in relief, while grapes and rampant lions encircle the central pierced, animal-form knob. The surface is well-patinated and encrusted with malachite on the obverse. These mirrors were of great social importance as the predate the arrival of glass mirrors.

Date: Tang Dynasty: 705 AD - 907 AD

Dimensions (in inches): 4.75 (H) x .5 (W) x 4.75 (D)

Part of the William M. Lindgren Asian Art Collection housed in the St. Cloud State University Archives. Item 2037