MirrorsGreek4th century BCE
Fragment of a Box Mirror Relief Depicting a Gigantomachy with Athena
early 4th century BCE
Dimensions
max. h. 14.1 x w. 9.5 x 0.1 cm (5 9/16 x 3 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Provenance
[Christie's, New York, sale 9380, Lot 271, June 13, 2000], sold: to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (2000-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Christie's catalogue note: Private collection acquiried in Europe in the 1920's. Christie's Sale 9380, June 13, 2000, Lot 271.
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