Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae

星雲鏡

200–100 BCE
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Weight: 185 g (6.53 oz.)
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Mirrors provided literal reflection and were decorated with symbolic imagery that illuminated universal themes.
Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae

Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae

200–100 BCE

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

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