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Creative Commons License
Mirror with Female Figure and Engraved Scene
(Roman Empire )
The handle of this mirror is cast as a female figure with bracelets, armband, and necklace. She holds an object in her right hand, her arm is bent, and her outstretched wings curve around the mirror. There is an engraved scene on the reverse of the mirror, depicting a warrior and a woman standing before a building, with a man and woman at the sides.The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | examined for condition | |
| Treatment | other; repaired; stabilized | |
| 8/27/1976 | Treatment | other |
| 3/17/1980 | Examination | examined for technical study; x-ray |
| 7/20/1992 | Treatment | other |
| 10/19/2017 | Examination | examined for condition; repaired; stabilized; x-ray |
Geographies
Italy, Etruria (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 9/16 x Diam: 7 5/16 in. (34.4 x 18.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
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.
54.105