Mirrors

anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400

In making these mirrors the disk and the handle were cast separately. The bronze disc was polished to a high shine and the handle adorned with decorative details, such as openwork motifs or gilded reliefs. Bronze mirrors could also have a ritual function, whereby the image of the divinity was reflected in the polished surface and thus establishing a connection between the spiritual and the mundane worlds.

  • Artwork typemirror
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1297-1
  • Dimensionsheight 1 cm x diameter 16.7 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Mirrors

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1297-1

  • Description

    Ronde spiegel.


Creation

  • Creation

    bronze caster: anonymous, Oost-Java

  • Dating

    c. 1300 - c. 1400

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 1 cm x diameter 16.7 cm


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase R. Refuge, 1978)

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; from Mr R. Refuge, Apeldoorn, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1978;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1978


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