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Bronze mirror decorated with unicorn gazing at
Bronze mirror decorated with unicorn gazing at
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Bronze mirror decorated with unicorn gazing at crescent moon with plain handle13th century
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Bronze mirror decorated with unicorn gazing at
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BATEA : 988
Simple name
mirror
Classified name
metal; bronze; Song; mirror; animal; unicorn; handling; China; mythical; moon; handle;
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A small bronze mirror with narrow flat undecorated edge and long handle. The round mirror is decorated in the centre with a unicorn (probably to be identified as a xiu-niu) gazing at a crescent moon in relief.
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bronze
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good;The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2015
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15.3 cm
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13th century
Production period
late Southern Song
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China
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