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Box mirror (base and lid)

In Union College Permanent Collection

Detailed Description

Artist(s)
Near Eastern Bronze Culture
Object Date
1300 - 650 BCE? (possibly 4th or 3rd century BCE based on comparable mirrors at other institutions - see remarks)
Title
Box mirror (base and lid)
Dimensions
44.1: dia: 5 7/8 in.
Medium
copper alloy
Classification
archaeological objects: mirror: silver-plated copper alloy
Thematic Collection
Bronze Collection
Accession Number
1996x.1.44.1 (convex mirror/base) 1996x.1.44.2 (concave mirror/lid)
Description

the mirror is comprised of two cast bronze discs that fit together so as to protect the inner, (probably silver-plated) polished surface; concentric rings etched on the backs indicate that they belong to a later period of Persian history, probably after the Achaemenian, and were likely introduced from the west, notably Greece (Moorey, 1971, pg. 239); there may have been a hinge that held these two pieces together, or they simply were stacked

Physical Location
Contact UCPC for More information
Publisher of Digital Record

Union College Schaffer Library Digital Projects

Source
Union College Permanent Collection
Contact Information

Union College Permanent Collection, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308; ucpc@union.edu; https://www.union.edu/gallery

Harmful Language Statement
https://www.union.edu/special-collections/language
Inventory Number
2427
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