Mirror handle
Date1st–4th century CE
PeriodRoman Empire
CultureRoman
MediumBronze with lead (cast)
ClassificationMetalwork
ProvenanceFound by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (American Consul to Cyprus, 1865–1876); purchased by subscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1874–1876; (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), April 21, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2167
On View
Not on viewWeight: .021 pound (9.69 gm)
Height: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Width: 11/16 in. (1.78 cm)
Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.45 cm)
Rod
Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.18 cm)
Width: 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
Diameter: 3/16 in. (0.43 cm)
Diameter (below two “beads”): 1/8 in. (0.31 cm)
Beads
Diameter: 1/8 in. (0.35-0.40 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
n/a
Inclusions
n/a
3rd century BCE–1st century CE
650-475 BCE
50-150 A.D.
475-310 BCE
1950-1650 BCE
9th-8th century BCE
