MirrorsEtruscan5th-4th century BCE

Tang Mirror with Modern Engraving and Inscription

5th-4th century BCE or modern

Classification

Mirrors

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Classical period

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

18.6 x 13.9 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.) unspecified: 193.1 g

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