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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR
- CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • $14,340
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    $12,000 - $18,000

Sale Information

Sale 1314
ANTIQUITIES
11 December 2003
New York, Rockefeller Plaza




Lot Description

AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Disk-shaped with a slightly concave flange flaring out at the bottom, the obverse with a dentate edge, the reverse incised with Turan (Aphrodite), Aiunis (Adonis) and two female attendants, Munow and Turnu, all identified by accompanying inscriptions, Turan depicted seated on a stool, wearing a chiton, a mantle pulled up over the back of her head as a veil, and a suite of jewelry, a swan behind her, holding Aiunis across her lap, the youth wearing a mantle draped around his lower body and over his left shoulder, his chest bare, a bulla around his neck, Munow and Turnu seated on either side, each elegantly draped and elaborately bejeweled, Munow holding a flute in each hand, Turnu holding a lyre in her left hand, with seashells scattered in the exergue, enclosed by a long-leafed laurel garland, a palmette on the flange
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired by the current owner in 1992.