Detail View: The AMICA Library: Mirror Box with Head of Athena
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1972.66
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Greek
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Greece
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greece, early 4th Century
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Title:
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Mirror Box with Head of Athena
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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early 4th Century BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-399
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Creation End Date:
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-366
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Materials and Techniques:
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bronze, partially gilt
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 11.3cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1972.66
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Credit Line:
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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These case or box mirrors, constructed just like modern, hinged ladies' compacts, were very fashionable from the later 5th century into the 4th century. The decoration of the cover was always in repoussé. Frequently there was another disk within this cover with an incised decoration of a mythological figure. The actual mirror is the highly polished top of the bottom half of the box. A loop at the hinge allowed the mirror to be suspended as a wall decoration when not in active use.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1972.66.tif
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