MirrorsEtruscan3rd century BCE
Engraved Hand Mirror with Ram's Head Terminal
first half 3rd century BCE
Dimensions
26.3 x 12.5 x 2.5 cm (10 3/8 x 4 15/16 x 1 in.)
Provenance
Henry W. Haynes collection, Boston, MA, (by 1912), bequest; to the Harvard University Department of Classics, (1912-1977), transferred; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977.
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