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| Keywords: Greek - Mirror with a Bathing Maiden - Walters 541169 - Open.jpg The most popular type of mirror in the Hellenistic period was of clamshell form much like the modern compact The polished mirror disk was protected by a hinged lid decorated with figures in relief on the exterior and not uncommonly with a scene engraved on its underside Appearing on the inside lid of this mirror is a tranquil scene with a nude maiden perhaps Aphrodite or a nymph bathing in a rocky grotto century 3 BC Hellenistic engraved bronze repoussé silver backed with paste top cm 2 5 12 7 d x diam bottom cm 1 2 12 3 d x diam accession number 54 1169 15488 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Ancient Greek mirrors Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
