Detail View: The AMICA Library: Mirror with Engraved Scene

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1920.170
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
Italy, Etruscan, probably Praenestine, late 4th Century BC
Creator Name-CRT: 
Italy, Etruscan, probably Praenestine, late 4th Century BC
Title: 
Mirror with Engraved Scene
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
c. 325-300 BC
Creation Start Date: 
-325
Creation End Date: 
-300
Materials and Techniques: 
bronze
Classification Term: 
Metalwork
Style or Period: 
Italy, Etruscan, probably Praenestine, late 4th Century BC
Dimensions: 
Overall:
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1920.170
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. John Huntington
Rights: 
Context: 
This hand mirror, which originally had an ivory handle, reflected the viewer's image in its once highly polished surface. The back is engraved with a narrative scene, a type of mirror decoration probably invented by the Etruscans. The engraving shows an older man threatening a youth with his sword in the center flanked by two women. A Greek myth is certainly intended, but the identification is debatable.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1920.170.tif