Mirror

Museum number:
9-16887
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
Mirror, bronze; round “Chinese” type. Two opposed human-headed animal figures (sphinxex) with additional vegetal decorations. Kufic inscription around entire rim; pierced center boss. Textile pattern in corrosion on reverse. Diam. 11 cm.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, Persia, 12th C. (Seljuq)
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mirrors
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 109 millimeters and width 10 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mirror, accession number 9-16887, described as Mirror, bronze; round “Chinese” type. Two opposed human-headed animal figures (sphinxex) with additional vegetal decorations. Kufic inscription around entire rim; pierced center boss. Textile pattern in corrosion on reverse. Diam. 11 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mirror, accession number 9-16887, described as Mirror, bronze; round “Chinese” type. Two opposed human-headed animal figures (sphinxex) with additional vegetal decorations. Kufic inscription around entire rim; pierced center boss. Textile pattern in corrosion on reverse. Diam. 11 cm.

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