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Mirror

Artist Unknown
Datecirca 300 BCE with 19th century engraving
MediumBronze (copper alloy)
DimensionsH 10 ½ x W 5 ¾ x D ¼ (26.7 x 14.6 x 0.6 cm); Thickness of disc: 0.2 cm; Handle: L. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. max 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), min 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes
Object numberG.74.19.6
On View
On view
ProvenanceWith Mathias Komor, New York; sold to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, Winston-Salem, NC, 1974; given to NCMA, 1974.Published References"Recent Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 13, nos. 1 and 2 (1975), no. 99, illus. (b-w).

Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Recent Acquisitions," November 23, 1975-February 1, 1976.

Tallahassee, FL, The Museum of Florida History, "Reflections on the Etruscan Mirror," October 1-November 30, 1981, cat. no. 20.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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