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Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs

100s BCE
(206 BCE–8 CE)
bronze
Diameter: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Weight: 809 g (1.78 lbs.)
Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.285
Location: not on view
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Inscription: May you enjoy lasting fortune. May you enjoy wine and food. May you enjoy freedom from worry. May your days be replete with happiness.
Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs

Mirror with a Square Band, Four Nipples, and Grass Leaf Motifs

100s BCE

China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)

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