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Bronze box mirror

Bronze box mirror. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: diameter 6 1/8 in. (15.5cm). Date: 2nd quarter of the 4th century B.C. or later. In relief, head of a woman The box mirror came into use toward the end of the fifth century B.C. Under the protective cover is the mirror, a cast-bronze disk with a highly polished surface. The relief on the cover was hammered separately and applied.
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Title: Bronze box mirror
Caption: Bronze box mirror. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: diameter 6 1/8 in. (15.5cm). Date: 2nd quarter of the 4th century B.C. or later. In relief, head of a woman The box mirror came into use toward the end of the fifth century B.C. Under the protective cover is the mirror, a cast-bronze disk with a highly polished surface. The relief on the cover was hammered separately and applied.
Technique/material: BRONZE
Period: LATE CLASSICAL
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3150 × 4200 px | 37.9 MB
Print size: 26.7 × 35.6 cm | 1240.2 × 1653.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • COPPER ALLOY • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • LATE CLASSICAL • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MIRRORS