# Gamontai Shinjukyo Mirror (deity-and-beast mirror with an image band )
unknown location excavated / Main Three Kingdoms period ( 220–280 ) / Diameter: approx. 130mm / Osaka Museum of History
# Explanation:
This bronze mirror was produced during the Three Kingdoms period in China. It is characterized by the casting of figures on the flat rim of the reverse side and the alternating layout of semicircle and square patterns on the inner the button (a knob in the center of the reverse side for threading a string) are figures and beasts from ancient Chinese legends and myths. It is not known where this mirror was found, but there are examples of similar mirrors found in ancient tombs in Japan.
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