MirrorsGreek6th century BCE
Winged Caryatid Mirror Support
mid to late 6th century BCE
Dimensions
20 x 10 x 2.5 cm (7 7/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 in.)
Provenance
Art market, 1937. Jacob Hirsch, sold, 1941; to Frederick M. Watkins, New Haven, CT, bequest; to the Fogg Museum, Harvard University, 1972.
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