Mirror with Four Nipples and Eight Birds
| Title | Mirror with Four Nipples and Eight Birds |
|---|---|
| Date | 100–1 BCE |
| Medium | bronze |
| Classification | Metalwork |
| Origin | China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE) China |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Mirror with Four Nipples and Eight Birds (四乳八禽鏡), 100–1 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.305 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Mirror with Four Nipples and Eight Birds” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 100–1 BCE. It is executed in bronze and classified as metalwork. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as metalwork. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The origin
Recorded origin: China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Browse more public-domain art from China.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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