MirrorsGreek4th-3rd century BCE
Components of a Box Mirror
4th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
8.45 x 1.4 cm (3 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Harry J. Denberg, New York, NY (by 1969), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1969.
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