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Mirror with handle ending in a lion and a boar
Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 480 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 32.8 cm (12 15/16 in.); diameter of disc 17.9 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Schimmel
Accession Number62.1189
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 359.
DescriptionAt the end of the handle, a seated lion; at the joint with the disc, a crouching boar. Somewhat smoothed by wear. Brown-black patina.
Similar mirrors have been excavated on the northern shores of the Black Sea. The crouching animals suggest influence from Scythian art.
Similar mirrors have been excavated on the northern shores of the Black Sea. The crouching animals suggest influence from Scythian art.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: said to be from the Kertsch peninsula, South Russia; formerly in the possession of A. Arslanian, Hamburg; by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Schimmel Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Schimmel to MFA, December 12, 1962