Animal-and-Grape Mirror
A round bronze mirror back in deep, dark patina, its rim filled with raised grapevines, leaves and clusters of fruit. Inside a raised band, small animals and vine tendrils surround a central knob, with figures of beasts visible in the relief.
Look closer: Small animals are tucked among the grapevines near the rim, easy to overlook against the dark metal.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- mid 600s
- Medium
- bronze
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 1536 × 1375 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 675).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee