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The supporting figures of most caryatid mirrors make no reference to their function. The figure here, however, helps to support the mirror disk. In this respect, she resembles the figural handles of shallow bowls.
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Title: Bronze mirror stand
Period: Classical
Date: 2nd half of the 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze, iron, silver
Dimensions: H.: 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1144
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