MirrorsHellenistic or Early Roman3rd century BCE-1st century CE

Part of a Box Mirror

3rd-1st century BCE

Classification

Mirrors

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Mirror: High tin bronze; Back of mirror: Mixed copper alloy

Culture

Hellenistic or Early Roman

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

3rd century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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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