Mirror Featuring Deities and Kings in Three Sections Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

半圓方枚環繞式三段神人鏡

175–225 CE
Diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Weight: 280.5 g (9.89 oz.)
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Inscription: I made this bright mirror By refining the three metals. With my fine skill, I engraved [the design].
Mirror Featuring Deities and Kings in Three Sections Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

Mirror Featuring Deities and Kings in Three Sections Surrounded by Rings of Squares and Semicircles

175–225 CE

China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)

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