Mirror

Museum number:
9-16805
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
Mirror. Hammered disc with cast handle, bi-forked attached to each side of disc by two rivets. Terminal of handle decorated with calf head. Crusty green patina over most of surface; areas particularly on handle and calf head of smooth prown patina. Dia. of disc 13.0 cm. L.of handle 11.2 cm. Total L. 23.2 cm.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, Achaemenid, 550 - 330 BC
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mirrors
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 227 millimeters, width 131 millimeters, and length 7 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mirror, accession number 9-16805, described as Mirror. Hammered disc with cast handle, bi-forked attached to each side of disc by two rivets. Terminal of handle decorated with calf head. Crusty green patina over most of surface; areas particularly on handle and calf head of smooth prown patina. Dia. of disc 13.0 cm. L.of handle 11.2 cm. Total L. 23.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mirror, accession number 9-16805, described as Mirror. Hammered disc with cast handle, bi-forked attached to each side of disc by two rivets. Terminal of handle decorated with calf head. Crusty green patina over most of surface; areas particularly on handle and calf head of smooth prown patina. Dia. of disc 13.0 cm. L.of handle 11.2 cm. Total L. 23.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mirror, accession number 9-16805, described as Mirror. Hammered disc with cast handle, bi-forked attached to each side of disc by two rivets. Terminal of handle decorated with calf head. Crusty green patina over most of surface; areas particularly on handle and calf head of smooth prown patina. Dia. of disc 13.0 cm. L.of handle 11.2 cm. Total L. 23.2 cm.

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