MirrorsHellenistic or Early Roman3rd century BCE-1st century CE
Part of a Box Mirror
3rd-1st century BCE
Dimensions
10.9 x 0.2 cm (4 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Provenance
The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (before 1970-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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