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Unknown Maker, Etruscan

Mirror with tang
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Maker

Unknown Maker, Etruscan

Culture

Etruscan

Title

Mirror with tang

Year

375-250 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bronze

Geography

Archaeological Site: Fabriano

Dimensions

Height: 23.1 cm (9 1/8 inches) (including tang)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

23.350

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

Bronze mirrors were used by Etruscan men and women for dressing and bathing. Many such mirrors have been found in graves, indicating the value their owners placed on them in their life - and afterlife. Mirror discs were frequently decorated on the reverse side with images taken from Greek mythology. This particular mirror has Etruscan inscriptions indicating that it depicts the god Achilles, flanked by his mother, Thetis, and Achuvisr, an Etruscan attendant to the gods. The inscriptions identifying the figures are believed to have been added after the mirror was complete.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Etruscan
Mirror with tang, 375-250 BCE
Bronze
Height: 23.1 cm (9 1/8 inches) (including tang)
Museum Appropriation Fund 23.350

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