Handle mirror (Athena, Hebe and Zeus), cast, engraved, bronze, Total: Height: 32.5 cm; Diameter: 17.6 cm; Height: 11.4 cm ((handle)); Weight: 475.5 g, Early Hellenistic, The Early Hellenistic Etruscan handle mirror is cast in one piece. It consists of a pear-shaped, flat disc with an arched steep rim, a trapezoidal gusset and a conically shaped handle, the end of which ends in a deer or horse head. The protruding outer edge of the mirror disc is decorated with a tongue leaf pattern. In the gusset, strong stems and twigs sprout from a leaf calyx, which enclose the medallion in a circle. The picture field shows three figures, some of which protrude into the frame ornament. On the left, the barefoot Athena, Minerva stands on a wavy line. She is dressed in a long, belted robe decorated with zigzag borders and wears earrings and bracelets. A narrow Aegis is laid over her shoulders, with the Gorgoneion above her left breast. On her head she wears a helmet with Attic and Corinthian elements and is crowned by a large helmet bush. With her angled left arm she rests on a spear. The right arm is angled back. Behind her a large round shield can still be seen. Next to the left arm is an owl. On the right sits a bearded old man, holding with the left hand a scepter leaning against his shoulder, crowned by an eagle. In him Zeus (Etruscan Tinia) can be recognized. He has a cloak wrapped around his hips and legs. Between Athena and Zeus stands a woman turned to the left in a long, short-sleeved robe decorated with a vertical zigzag border and a branch pattern. The hair is tied at the neck. Her right hand has raised the woman to greet or speak, with her left hand she reaches behind Zeus. On the left edge of the picture three wavy lines can still be seen, symbolizing flowing water. The pictures of Etruscan art cannot always be directly equated with those of the Greeks. Against this background, Ursula Liepmann has suggested a different interpretation of the right group of figures, name.

Handle mirror (Athena, Hebe and Zeus), cast, engraved, bronze, Total: Height: 32.5 cm; Diameter: 17.6 cm; Height: 11.4 cm ((handle)); Weight: 475.5 g, Early Hellenistic, The Early Hellenistic Etruscan handle mirror is cast in one piece. It consists of a pear-shaped, flat disc with an arched steep rim, a trapezoidal gusset and a conically shaped handle, the end of which ends in a deer or horse head. The protruding outer edge of the mirror disc is decorated with a tongue leaf pattern. In the gusset, strong stems and twigs sprout from a leaf calyx, which enclose the medallion in a circle. The picture field shows three figures, some of which protrude into the frame ornament. On the left, the barefoot Athena, Minerva stands on a wavy line. She is dressed in a long, belted robe decorated with zigzag borders and wears earrings and bracelets. A narrow Aegis is laid over her shoulders, with the Gorgoneion above her left breast. On her head she wears a helmet with Attic and Corinthian elements and is crowned by a large helmet bush. With her angled left arm she rests on a spear. The right arm is angled back. Behind her a large round shield can still be seen. Next to the left arm is an owl. On the right sits a bearded old man, holding with the left hand a scepter leaning against his shoulder, crowned by an eagle. In him Zeus (Etruscan Tinia) can be recognized. He has a cloak wrapped around his hips and legs. Between Athena and Zeus stands a woman turned to the left in a long, short-sleeved robe decorated with a vertical zigzag border and a branch pattern. The hair is tied at the neck. Her right hand has raised the woman to greet or speak, with her left hand she reaches behind Zeus. On the left edge of the picture three wavy lines can still be seen, symbolizing flowing water. The pictures of Etruscan art cannot always be directly equated with those of the Greeks. Against this background, Ursula Liepmann has suggested a different interpretation of the right group of figures, name

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