Mirror cover with a standing man, seated woman partly clothed in a cloak, and an attendant wearing a cloak
Datefirst half of the 4th c. BCE
Periodmid-Classical
Object GeographyGreece
CultureCypriot
MediumCopper alloy (repoussé)
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2266
The mirror was an object associated with the goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus). On this mirror cover, it may be Aphrodite who is depicted, or a woman whose pose recalls the beauty of Aphrodite. In Greek art mirrors often appear in scenes of women with their attendants.
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Mid-19th century
mid- to late 19th century
650-475 BCE