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Mirror
5th-3rd century BCE (Classical-Hellenistic)
bronze
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
This hand mirror has a simple handle that is integral to the mirror and tapers to a point. It is apparently unengraved.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/17/1980 | Examination | examined for technical study; x-ray |
| 7/21/1992 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Italy, Etruria (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 1/2 x Diam: 6 5/8 in. (24.1 x 16.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.1162