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Mirror

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a round, bronze-colored object with a raised design. The object is circular and flat. The center has a small circle with an animal, resembling a horse, in the middle. Surrounding the small circle, there are two concentric circles of raised text. The text appears to be in a non-Latin script. The outer circle of text is written in a language that appears to be Tibetan. The object has a dark brown patina. The background is a beige fabric or paper surface. The title of the artwork is "Mirror" by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Medium
Bronze
Culture
Korea
Dimensions
599 × 513 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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