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Cast (artist's model) of a mirror with Aphrodite with a bride in her lap, Eros and Peitho
Greek
Hellenistic Period
300–250 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 x 19 x 3 cm (7 13/16 x 7 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.821
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionTerracotta cast in the form of the cover of bronze mirror-case. Aphrodite is seated with a bride on her lap, a swan by her knees. Standing by her side is Peitho (Persuasion) and a winged Eros. An Ionic column at right. The hinge of the mirror is indicated at the top. Similar to a hoard of plaster casts found in Begram, Afghanistan. Probably used as a low value object that served as artist's models.
ProvenanceBy 1899: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Corinth.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, 1899