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Bronze mirror decorated with mythical animals, Northern and Southern dynasties to Sui period, 6th century

• Image Number: C1A000321N000000000PBA
• Dynasty: Wei, Jin, Southern & Northern Dynasties (Six Dynasties)
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: 生活用器
• Material: 礦物/金屬/青銅
• Description:
  圓形鏡，半球鈕，圓鈕座。主紋飾區為四隻似龍似虎的浮雕瑞獸，既有魏晉型制，又富有隋唐體感。外環細線篦紋、鋸齒紋及波曲紋，為漢魏銅鏡上的主要紋飾，也見於南北朝至初唐的銅鏡上。因此，此鏡可視為漢魏風格向隋唐過渡的代表。