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Mirror stand in the form of a caryatid
Greek
Early Classical Period
about 480 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7499
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 354; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 122 (additional published references).
DescriptionThis mirror stand takes the form of a standing woman who grasps her chiton with her left hand and extends her right hand before her, as if holding out an object that is now missing. The mirror support atop her head is in the form of two tendrils ending in volutes. There is much attention to the modeling of the woman’s body, which is carefully rendered even beneath her dress. She stands atop a stool known as an okladias, which has hoof-shaped feet.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: W. H. Forman Collection; by 1899: with Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, 13 Wellington Street, Strand, London (sale of the Forman Collection, Part I, June 19- 22, 1899, lot 67); by date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December, 1901