Box Mirror with Head of Athena
https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.66
The ancient Greek box mirror resembles a modern, hinged makeup compact in design. While the actual mirror is the top of the bottom half of the box—a highly polished cast-bronze disk—the cover often bears relief decoration. This example features a helmeted head of Athena, a vir...
Artifact
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147041
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object
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citation
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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wikidata
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"Q60779409"
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import
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accession
1972.66
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Source image fields (4)
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.66/1972.66_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.66/1972.66_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Greece, Hellenistic period
Technique
bronze, partially gilt
Medium
bronze, partially gilt
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Relations
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