CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Details

AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR
CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) long

Provenance

Elsa Bloch-Diener collection, Bern, acquired prior to 1975.

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Lot Essay

With the seated figure of Tinia (Zeus) with Turms (Hermes) standing in front, their names engraved.

For a discussion on Tinia and Turms on Etruscan mirrors, see N. Thomson de Grummond (ed.), A Guide to Etruscan Mirrors, Florida, 1982, pp. 91-92 and 95, pls 75-79.

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