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Interior of mirror cover with Eros riding a dolphin
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
300–290 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece (probably), Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Silvered bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.672b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 366; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 123 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe relief decoration is detached from the outside of the cover (see 98.672c). Relief and cover are separated from mirror (98.672a). On the inside of the cover, incised, an adolescent Eros with wings rides to the left on a dolphin; he wears a bracelet on each wrist. Stylized waves surround the scene. The Eros and his dolphin were incised by a goldsmith. The figures of the interior design were silvered. The cover and its relief have been repaired and slightly restored.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: said to have been found in Corinth); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)