A GREEK BRONZE MIRROR COVER
A GREEK BRONZE MIRROR COVER

4TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK BRONZE MIRROR COVER
4TH CENTURY B.C.
Decorated with an emblema in relief of winged Eros, standing naked leaning against a pillar, looking towards a reclining male figure who is naked save for boots, leaning back on his himation, holding up a rhyton in the form of the forepart of a horned animal in his right hand, a patera in his left, the border with grooved concentric circles, hinge bracket with rivets above, with presentation case
5 in. (13.2 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Formerly in the De Clercq Collection.

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