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Mirror cover exterior with Eros and seated Aphrodite
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
280–270 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy (possibly made at), Apulia, Taranto
Medium/Technique
Silvered bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 11.7 x 10.3 cm (4 5/8 x 4 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7514b
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 368; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 123 (additional published references).
DescriptionSeparated from Inside (01.7514a). On the cover of the mirror, Aphrodite, clad in a chiton and ample himation, is seated to the left on a rock. Eros, clad in a small chlamys, flies down from the left to embrace her. At Aphrodite's feet, a goose, and, just below, the ring-handle. A piece from the edge of the case is missing. Patina in part pale green.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens: once in Corinth [1897].); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December, 1901