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Mirror
Italic, Etruscan
Hellenistic Period
3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length (with handle): 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number13.2889a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 396.
DescriptionMirror separated from handle (13.2889b). On the back, within a raised rim, an almost indistinguishable engraved design. A winged male spirits, with a Phrygian cap, stands to the left in relaxed, hipshot pose. Heavily corroded. Crusty green patina.
ProvenanceAbout 1879, discovered on property belonging to the Count Lucioli, Chiusi, Italy (one of a group of objects said to have been found together in a tomb near Chiusi, probably in the Colle Lucioli just east of Chiusi, MFA 13.2860-13.2901, 13.6077-6081). By 1913: with Raoul Tolentino, 57 Via Sistina, Rome; purchased by MFA from Raoul Tolentino, November 6, 1913