Greece, early 4th Century / Mirror Box with Head of Athena / early 4th Century BCGreece, early 4th Century
Mirror Box with Head of Athena
early 4th Century BC

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Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Dates/Places: Greece
Creator Active Place: Greece
Creator Name-CRT: Greece, early 4th Century
Title: Mirror Box with Head of Athena
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: -39
Creation End Date: -36
Creation Date: early 4th Century BC
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Metalwork
Materials and Techniques: bronze, partially gilt
Dimensions: Diameter: 11.3cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1972.66
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: These case or box mirrors, constructed just like modern, hinged ladies' compacts, were very fashionable from the later 5th century into the 4th century. The decoration of the cover was always in repoussé. Frequently there was another disk within this cover with an incised decoration of a mythological figure. The actual mirror is the highly polished top of the bottom half of the box. A loop at the hinge allowed the mirror to be suspended as a wall decoration when not in active use.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1972.66
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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