Mirror with Serpentine Interlaces and Angular Meanders
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Mirror with Serpentine Interlaces and Angular Meanders

TitleMirror with Serpentine Interlaces and Angular Meanders
Datec. 325–275 BCE 3rd century BCE
Mediumbronze
ClassificationMetalwork
OriginChina, Warring States period (475–221 BCE) China
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineMirror with Serpentine Interlaces and Angular Meanders (蟠螭菱紋鏡), c. 325–275 BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.); height: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.270
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Mirror with Serpentine Interlaces and Angular Meanders” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 325–275 BCE. It is executed in bronze and classified as metalwork. 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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