Lot Essay
For the type see fig. 45 in de Grummond, A Guide to Etruscan Mirrors.
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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
The cast handle with three maiden's heads emerging from stylized acanthus leaves, the foliate grip terminating in the head of a hind, the separately cast disc attached to a ledge behind the three heads
10 1/8in. (25.7cm.) long
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
The cast handle with three maiden's heads emerging from stylized acanthus leaves, the foliate grip terminating in the head of a hind, the separately cast disc attached to a ledge behind the three heads
10 1/8in. (25.7cm.) long
Exhibited
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ in conjunction with the exhibition "The Etruscans: Legacy of a Lost Civilization," March-June 1993.