Caption

Mirror support with a depiction of the goddess Aphrodite. Support for a standing mirror; hand mirror; figurine of Aphrodite wearing an Ionian chiton and himation. Greek deity depiction, ca. 540–550 BC attributions: Zdrojewska places it on Samos ca. 540 BC; Franck and Furtwängler on the Peloponnese or in Arcadia 550–530 BC; Wallenstein in Corinth, dated to 550 BC. Samos place of origin. Mirror, height 23.2 cm, width 14 cm, depth 3 cm. Maker, inscription/author unknown., A standing bronze figurine with a brownish-green patina mounted on a clear rectangular base, depicting a humanlike figure wearing a long skirt and adorned with a large horizontal headdress that extends outward on both sides and ends in animallike heads; the figure has stylized facial features and textured hair, one hand resting near the hip while the other holds a small object, the surface shows cracks and uneven texture, and the background is a smooth gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_235

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 12.5in x 16.9in / 3744 x 5055 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mirror support depiction goddess Aphrodite Support standing mirror hand mirror figurine Aphrodite wearing Ionian chiton himation Greek deity depiction ca 540–550 BC attributions Zdrojewska places Samos ca 540 Bc Franck Furtwängler Peloponnese Arcadia 550–530 BC Wallenstein Corinth dated 550 Bc Samos place origin Mirror height 23.2 cm width 14 cm depth 3 cm Maker inscription author unknown standing bronze figurine brownish-green patina mounted clear rectangular base depicting humanlike figure wearing long skirt adorned large horizontal headdress extends outward sides ends animallike heads stylized facial features textured hair hand resting near hip holds small object surface cracks uneven texture background smooth gray.