Mirror depicting two female figures and the Dioscuri before a temple facade
Mirror depicting two female figures and the Dioscuri before a temple facade

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Mirror depicting two female figures and the Dioscuri before a temple facade,

4th century BCE

Etruscan
Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE
y1938-47

Information

Title
Mirror depicting two female figures and the Dioscuri before a temple facade
Dates

4th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 24.4 cm, th. 1.1 cm, diam. 12.1 cm, weight 262g (9 5/8 x 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1938-47
Place Made

Etruria (central Italy)

Place Excavated

Turkey

Culture
Etruscan
Period
Classical
Type
metalwork, hand mirrors
Materials
bronze
Subject
figures (representations), running ornament, mythology, temples, women, animals, plant-derived motifs

Purchased from J. Khayat in 1938

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