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Mirror with satyrs and maenad
Italic, Etruscan
Early Classical Period
about 480 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.991
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 385; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 123 (additional published references).
DescriptionEngraved tang mirror
On the reverse of the mirror, two older bearded satyrs with sickles trim grapes from the vine. The grape vine serves as a border. The satyr at left, in three-quarter view, wears a nebris. In the center, a maenad supports a basket of grapes on her shoulder.
Dark brown patina.
On the reverse of the mirror, two older bearded satyrs with sickles trim grapes from the vine. The grape vine serves as a border. The satyr at left, in three-quarter view, wears a nebris. In the center, a maenad supports a basket of grapes on her shoulder.
Dark brown patina.
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Paris); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 1903