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The combination and placement of elements in such elaborate classical mirrors produce an architectural effect. The woman stands on a base with three bovine feet. Above her hover two erotes. Foxes and hares course around the circumference of the mirror disk, and a sphinx keeps watch at the top. The selection of motifs is conventional.
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Title: Bronze mirror stand
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 460–450 BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.190.2071
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