Bronze mirror, stemmed, raised lip, Diameter 15 cm. Engraved with a winged Minerva (Greek: Athena) to left with sword and shield, over lotus flowers. A fairly large, irregular fragment is missing from the disc.
Donor:
Isadore Perlman and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Etruria (Historic), Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Minerva
Accession date:
1968 and November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1967-1968 #143: Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (June 7, 1968–June 13, 1968), S1980-1981 #41: University of California, Davis (January 8, 1981–March 12, 1981), S1981-1982 #34: University of California, Davis/Lynn Roller (January 7, 1982–March 26, 1982), S1983-1984 #33: University of California, Davis (January 5, 1984–March 28, 1984), S1984-1985 #27: University of California, Davis (January 2, 1985–March 29, 1985), S1985-1986 #21: University of California, Davis/Lynn Roller (January 7, 1986–unknown), S1987-1988 #27: University of California, Davis (January 7, 1988–April 4, 1988), S1988-1989 #23: University of California, Davis/Lynn Roller (January 9, 1989–March 22, 1989), and S1990-1991 #21: Department of Classics, UC Davis/Lynn Roller (January 8, 1991–March 27, 1991)