TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples

A round bronze mirror with a raised central dome set within a square frame of knobs and stylized beasts. Concentric bands of inscribed characters, saw-tooth edging and scrolling cloud forms surround the centre, all in a grey, lightly patinated metal.

Look closer: Small inscribed characters run in the outer band between the saw-tooth edge and the inner ring.

Artist

Unknown

Date

9–23 CE

Medium

bronze

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2904 px

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