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Source Description
In order to create a reflective surface, the front of ancient mirrors were either highly polished or covered with a thin layer of silver. Engraved on the back of this mirror is a scene from the Greek myth of the marriage of Dionysus. The figures are identified by engraved inscriptions with the Etruscan names for Heracles (Herkle), Ariadne (Vesuna), Dionysus (Fufluns), and Eros (Svutaf?).
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Document identity
localId
23538
label
Mirror with Heracles, Dionysus, Ariadne, and Eros
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
id
23538
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mirror with Heracles, Dionysus, Ariadne, and Eros
description
In order to create a reflective surface, the front of ancient mirrors were either highly polished or covered with a thin layer of silver. Engraved on the back of this mirror is a scene from the Greek myth of the marriage of Dionysus. The figures are identified by engraved inscriptions with the Etruscan names for Heracles (Herkle), Ariadne (Vesuna), Dionysus (Fufluns), and Eros (Svutaf?).
provenance
[Found at Fattoraccio, Castel Giorgio in the district of Orvieto, 1877]; Biagio Bucciosanti, Orvieto, 1877, by excavation. Alessandro Castellani, Rome, by 1883, [mode of acquisition unknown]; sale, Collection Alessandro Castellani: Objets d'art antiques, Rome, March 17-April 10, 1884, p. 36, lot 188. Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 325-300 BCE (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
mirrors
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
19.3
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
9 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 1/4 in. (23.5 x 19.3 x 0.7 cm)
Source extras
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Etruscan
inscriptions
[Translation] the Etruscan names for Heracles (Herkle)
Ariadne (Vesuna)
Dionysus (Fufluns)
and Eros (Svutaf?)
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bronze
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6291
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ROM
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none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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