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Mirror
Greek
Archaic Period
about 600–500 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Number19.315
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 350.
DescriptionDisc, with handle in one piece. Palmette and ovolo strip incised on handle just below disc, and circular ovolo incised at end of handle. The end of the handle has a hole for suspension. Green patina, with earthy encrustation on the reverse.
ProvenanceAccording to MFA archival card: from Athens; by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. William deForest Thomson Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. William deForest Thomson to MFA, June 26, 1919