MirrorsGreek4th-3rd century BCE

Part of a Box Mirror

4th-3rd century BCE

Classification

Mirrors

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Late, to Hellenistic

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.)

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