Unusual Round Bronze Mirror

An unusual round bronze mirror with the raised pierced area forming the center of a four-petaled lotus, which is the center of a classic central mandala-form delineating the four directions and making "T" and "L" forms. The ground behind with raised stylized spirits, animals, ghost-like forms and a wide band of archaic-looking Chinese text around.
From China’s Xin dynasty.
Diameter: 21 cm.
Thickness: 0.4 cm.
CM008