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Collections

Mirror and Base200–500 CE

Not on view
Circular mosaic disk viewed from above, with a border ring of amber and peach tiles surrounding a field of large white and gray polygonal stone pieces
Circular ceramic disc with incised interlocking curvilinear patterns in red-orange against a dark gray ground, with a small suspension hole at the top.

Unknown, Carved Mirror Ornament, 200–800 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Art Museum Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Mirror and Base
Culture
Veracruz
Place Made
Mexico, Southern Veracruz
Date Made
200–500 CE
Medium
Slate, hematite, shell, and iron oxide pigment
Dimensions
Mirror: 7 9/16 in. (19.21 cm); Base: 4 1/4 x 7 x 5 in. (10.8 x 17.78 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Art Museum Council
Accession Number
AC1998.89.1.1-.2
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas