Gorgoneion Bronze Mirror, Archaic II Cypriot — Gorgoneion Bronze Mirror, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–475 BC. British Museum, 1891,0806.82.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Gorgoneion Bronze Mirror

Bronze mirror with gorgoneion at top of handle; cast. Dimensions: Length: 23 centimetres Object Type: mirror Techniques: cast

Classification

Object type: Toilet object
Material: MetalCopper and bronze
Period: probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 600 - 475 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus
Findspot: Marion

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Provenance

Marion-Arsinoe

Identifiers

Accession no.: 1891,0806.82, British Museum · Museum record

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British Museum, 1891,0806.82 (“mirror”)
From Marion-Western Necropolis, CEF Tomb 67

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