Date : approx. between 440 and 460 B.C.
Material : Bronze
Acquisition : Bequest of Walter C. Baker (1971)
Grèce classique
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Greek Antiquities
Object (Miroir)
Vitrine : V01 (Ref. 1043)
Area related
Argos (Greece)
Site related :
Salle des Bronzes
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The integration of three-dimensional figures into the design of functional objects is a hallmark of Greek art. A variety of elements - human, animal and mythological - are combined to animate this mirror disk. A statuette of woman standing on a base supports the mirror. Her serious expression and quiet stance are typical of the restrained early classical statues that were created between 450-425 B.C. Two winged erotes hover about her hear. A hound chases a hare up either side of the disk. A siren, part bird ant part woman, perches on the top.
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