Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom

Description

Bronze mirrors typically have one polished reflective side and a decorative back with a knob to be able to lift it.

Provenance

Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1995); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1995–)

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom

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700s

Accession Number

1995.346

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)

Classification

Metalwork

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee