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Bronze mirror with ivory handle

late 4th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
Minerva (Etruscan: Menrva) flanked by Thalna (a nymph) and Sime (a satyr)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze mirror with ivory handle
  • Period: Late Classical
  • Date: late 4th century BCE
  • Culture: Etruscan
  • Medium: Bronze, ivory
  • Dimensions: length 11 9/16 in. (29.4 cm); diameter 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1897
  • Object Number: 97.22.17
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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