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This object is half of a box mirror; it would have covered the reflecting surface, with the two parts attached by a hinge. The concentric rings indicate the workmanship applied even to the inside of a luxury object.
NOTE - THIS IS PART B ONLY, ADJUST ACC. NO.
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Title: Part of a bronze box mirror
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 2nd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam.: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1940
Object Number: 40.11.19a, b
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