Mirror, TLV Type / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1974/1.212
Title: Mirror, TLV Type
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: bronze
Object Creation Date: 960-1279
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: The Oliver J. Todd Memorial Collection
Inscription: 12 Earthly Branches in stylized archaic script; 46 characters in a field.
Period: China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Dimensions: 1 cm x 23.2 cm x 23.2 cm (3/8 in. x 9 1/8 in. x 9 1/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification: Metalwork
Primary Object Type: mirror
Primary Keywords: birds; dragon; mirrors; snakes; tiger; tigers
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; animals; creatures; household objects; mammals; mythology; objects we use; reptiles and amphibians; snails; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 975 x 933
File Size: 59 KB
Record: 1974/1.212
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Full citation: "Mirror, TLV Type; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1974-sl-1.212/1974_1.212.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.