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THE PROPERTY FROM A GENTLEMAN'S COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR
Circa 3rd-2nd Century B.C.
The disk mirror with a concave-sided extension flaring out at the bottom, the ornate handle with opposing stylized griffin heads along the shaft, with acanthus formations merging with the disk extension, the terminal in the form of an animal head, the obverse with a dentate edge, the reverse engraved with the so-called "Sacred Conversation" between four figures, with Castor and Pollux on the sides each wearing a short chiton, boots and a Phrygian cap, with two facing women at the center, perhaps Helen and either Turan (Aphrodite) or Menerva (Athena), both wearing long belted chitons, the border with a garland of spiky leaves
9¼ in. (23.5 cm) high
Circa 3rd-2nd Century B.C.
The disk mirror with a concave-sided extension flaring out at the bottom, the ornate handle with opposing stylized griffin heads along the shaft, with acanthus formations merging with the disk extension, the terminal in the form of an animal head, the obverse with a dentate edge, the reverse engraved with the so-called "Sacred Conversation" between four figures, with Castor and Pollux on the sides each wearing a short chiton, boots and a Phrygian cap, with two facing women at the center, perhaps Helen and either Turan (Aphrodite) or Menerva (Athena), both wearing long belted chitons, the border with a garland of spiky leaves
9¼ in. (23.5 cm) high
Provenance
Galerie Orient-Occident, Paris, 1987
Sale room notice
This lot is being offered not subject to a reserve.