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Mirror cover interior with winged Hymenaeus
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
280–270 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy (possibly produced at), Apulia, Taranto
Medium/Technique
Silvered bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 13.8 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7514a
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 368; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 123 (additional published references).
DescriptionSeparted from outside (01.7514b). Engraved inside the cover, winged Hymenaeus wears a wreath and a long chlamys; he moves from left to right, carrying a torch and a loutrophoros. The relief on the cover lacks parts of the heads of the two figures, as well as other small portions. A piece from the edge of the case is missing. Patina in part pale green.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens: once in Corinth [1897].); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December, 1901