File:China, Warring States period - Mirror with Four T's - 1995.281 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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Mirror with Four T's   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Mirror with Four T's
Object type Metalwork
Description
The symbolic significance of the ancient Chinese mirror lies in its circular form and reflective quality that make it resemble the sun and the moon. "By the light of the sun, the world is made bright," so said a mirrorsmith. When the mirror was taken with its owner for use in the afterlife, it reflected the soul and brought eternal brightness to the next world.
Date 300s BC
Medium Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Chinese Art
Accession number
1995.281
Place of creation China, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Credit line Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.281

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