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Title:Bronze mirror with ivory handle
Period:Late Classical
Date:late 4th century BCE
Culture:Etruscan
Medium:Bronze, ivory
Dimensions:length 11 9/16 in. (29.4 cm); diameter 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
Classification:Bronzes
Credit Line:Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1897
Accession Number:97.22.17
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