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Mirror cover with Dionysos battling a giant
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 330–320 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.02 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.673b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 362; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 123 (additional published references).
DescriptionCover separated from mirror (98.673a). On the cover, Dionysos in battle with a giant, who is falling against his shield in a rocky landscape. Dionysos reaches toward the giant's hair with his left hand and was probably hurling a thunderbolt with the right. Below the group, a rosette, to which a ring-handle was once attached but is missing. The cover is repaired and slightly restored.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: seen at Corinth. Provenience not stated: probably Elis); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)