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Mirror
Italic, Etruscan
Late Classical or Hellenistic Period
330–300 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Leaded bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.495
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 382; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 123 (additional published references).
DescriptionEngraved tang mirror
On the reverse of the mirror, within an undulating ivy border, is a nude youth running to the right beside a small, prancing horse. He holds the reins in his right hand. The horse wears a bulla necklace.
Brown patina.
On the reverse of the mirror, within an undulating ivy border, is a nude youth running to the right beside a small, prancing horse. He holds the reins in his right hand. The horse wears a bulla necklace.
Brown patina.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry. Warren (According to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); 1899: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)