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mirror
Object Type
mirror
Museum number
1814,0704.916
Description
Bronze mirror with an incised design of a winged Lasa seated on a stele; to her right is Aphrodite and the boy Aeneas (?); round the design is a laurel wreath; the handle terminates in a deer's head.
Cultures/periods
Italic
Etruscan
Production date
6thC BC - 3rdC BC
Materials
bronze
Technique
incised
Dimensions
Diameter:
18.10 centimetres
Height:
34 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Bronze / Catalogue of the Bronzes in the British Museum. Greek, Roman & Etruscan.
(699)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
classical mythology
Associated names
Representation of:
Lasa/s
Representation of:
Aphrodite/Venus
Representation of:
Aeneas
(?)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Peregrine Edward Towneley
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Charles Townley
Acquisition date
1814
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1814,0704.916