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Description: | Cast bronze circular mirror decorated with the TLV pattern and sacred animals. The back of the mirror has a series of concentric bands around a large pierced central dome. The dome is surrounded by a double square frame containing 12 small nipples and 12 characters, possibly relating to the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. Around the square is a band of TLV pattern with stylised animals and eight nipples. This is surrounded by bands of comb, sawtooth, zig-zags and sawtooth patterns. The rim of the mirror is slightly raised. The other side of the mirror is flat and smooth and would have been highly polished to give a reflective surface. | Subjects: | hand mirror mirror implements and utensils cosmetic and medical equipment and implements | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=283... | Go to resource |
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