Engraved bronze mirror with scene of prophesying head of Orpheus
Engraved bronze mirror with scene of prophesying head of Orpheus
Engraved bronze mirror with scene of prophesying head of Orpheus
Engraved bronze mirror with scene of prophesying head of Orpheus
Engraved bronze mirror with scene of prophesying head of Orpheus
Engraved bronze mirror with scene of prophesying head of Orpheus

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Engraved bronze mirror with scene of prophesying head of Orpheus,

ca. 300 BCE

Etruscan
1998-46

Information

Title
Engraved bronze mirror with scene of prophesying head of Orpheus
Dates

ca. 300 BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 22.4 cm, diam. 18.5 cm, wt. 693.3g (8 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin, in honor of J. Robert Guy
Object Number
1998-46
Culture
Etruscan
Type
metalwork, hand mirrors
Materials
bronze
Techniques
engraving (incising)
Subject
spears (weapons), figures (representations), zigzags, columns (architectural elements), men, mythology, crowns (costume components), himations, women

Formerly in the collection of Gilette Griffin; subsequently given to the Museum

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