Terracotta statuette of a woman looking into a box mirror

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

3rd–2nd century B.C.

Culture:

Greek, probably West Greek, possibly Centuripe

Medium:

Terracotta

Dimensions:

H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)

Classification:

Terracottas

Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1912

Accession Number:

12.229.19

 

 

 This woman holds a box mirror on her knee. The lid has dropped and she gazes into the reflective surface, which would have been of highly polished bronze. 

 

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