Ancient Etruscan Bronze Mirror
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 Mar 1949
name: label: Donor Name
content: Miss Louise F. Blair
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Incised on concave face, 2 seated youths and 2 girls; encircling wreath of paired leaves. Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976. Handle cast in one piece with the disk. Cf Richter, Greek, Roman & Etruscan Bronzes, N.Y. 1915 p. 282 no. 818 & p. 283; p. 284 no 820. Subject - Dioskouri (Castor & Pollux) in company of two women - a favorite subject on Etruscan mirrors (or one woman & a youth?) Date 4 - 3 cent BC; note parallel handle to Richter no. 818, as well as subject, border design, technique of manufacture, raised edge of mirror back note high laced boots on Dioskouroi; one figure wears Phrygian cap. Handle ends in animal head cf. (compare) 101388."
label: Notes
content: From 1978 NMNH slide set caption: "Bronze mirror - incised decoration showing four nude or semi-nude human figures, standing or sitting, circular, pointed handle, Etruscan, Italy."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 10 Jun 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Etruscan
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 182391
label: USNM Number
content: A392079-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mirror