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dead, are at any rate very similar in form and ornaments to
those made for domestic use. The total number of incised
mirrors published by Gerhard, in his Etrusk. Spiegel,
exceeds five hundred. Most of those probably came from
tombs at Chiusi, Perugia, Vulci, Cervetri, Palestrina.
Of the entire number published by Gerhard, only one is
known to have been found outside Etruria, the mirror from
Crotona (PI. 243a of his Etr. Spieg.), which may be of
Greek origin. Another, with an incised design differing
altogether in style from those on the Etruscan mirrors, has
been recently found at Corinth (see De Witte, Rev. Archeol.
n. s., xvii., p. 89 ; xviii., p. 76).
In the following list of Mirrors, the references are to the
Plates of Gerhard's Etruskische Spiegel, unless otherwise
specified.
(1.) Birth of Minerva. In front of an Ionic temple, to
represent Olympus, Jupiter is seated on his throne;
Minerva, fully armed, rises from his head; above these
figures their Etruscan names, Tinia and Menrfa; on the
right of Jupiter is Juno, inscribed Uni; and on the left,
a female figure, inscribed Thalna, and thought by Gerhard
to be Diana; on the extreme left is a helmeted male figure,
seated, inscribed Lav an; and opposite to him, on the ex-
treme right, a bearded male figure, also seated, inscribed
Maristiusta ? This mirror is in very fine condition. The
handle terminates in a roe's head. PI. 284, fig. 2.
(2.) Jupiter, Semele, youthful Satyr. In the centre of
the scene Jupiter embracing Semele, who stands on the
left; in his left hand a thunderbolt; Semele is winged, and
has no drapery, except a mantle flying behind; on the
right a Satyr, holding in either hand a flute ; a flower grows
up between Jupiter and the Satyr; all three figures wear
shoes; Jupiter and Semele wear collars with pendants.
E. P. E. PI. 81, fig. 2.
(3.) Proserpina greeted by Ceres on her return from
Hades. In the centre of the scene are two female figures
embracing; the one on the left is clad in a chiton and
peplos; the figure on the right has the right breast ex-
posed; over their heads is inscribed Alpnu, and behind the
figure on the left Thanr; on either side of this group, a
female figure, draped in a chiton and peplos, is seated on a
rock; the one on the right holds up a mirror; over her
head is inscribed Sipna; the opposite figure holds up an
dead, are at any rate very similar in form and ornaments to
those made for domestic use. The total number of incised
mirrors published by Gerhard, in his Etrusk. Spiegel,
exceeds five hundred. Most of those probably came from
tombs at Chiusi, Perugia, Vulci, Cervetri, Palestrina.
Of the entire number published by Gerhard, only one is
known to have been found outside Etruria, the mirror from
Crotona (PI. 243a of his Etr. Spieg.), which may be of
Greek origin. Another, with an incised design differing
altogether in style from those on the Etruscan mirrors, has
been recently found at Corinth (see De Witte, Rev. Archeol.
n. s., xvii., p. 89 ; xviii., p. 76).
In the following list of Mirrors, the references are to the
Plates of Gerhard's Etruskische Spiegel, unless otherwise
specified.
(1.) Birth of Minerva. In front of an Ionic temple, to
represent Olympus, Jupiter is seated on his throne;
Minerva, fully armed, rises from his head; above these
figures their Etruscan names, Tinia and Menrfa; on the
right of Jupiter is Juno, inscribed Uni; and on the left,
a female figure, inscribed Thalna, and thought by Gerhard
to be Diana; on the extreme left is a helmeted male figure,
seated, inscribed Lav an; and opposite to him, on the ex-
treme right, a bearded male figure, also seated, inscribed
Maristiusta ? This mirror is in very fine condition. The
handle terminates in a roe's head. PI. 284, fig. 2.
(2.) Jupiter, Semele, youthful Satyr. In the centre of
the scene Jupiter embracing Semele, who stands on the
left; in his left hand a thunderbolt; Semele is winged, and
has no drapery, except a mantle flying behind; on the
right a Satyr, holding in either hand a flute ; a flower grows
up between Jupiter and the Satyr; all three figures wear
shoes; Jupiter and Semele wear collars with pendants.
E. P. E. PI. 81, fig. 2.
(3.) Proserpina greeted by Ceres on her return from
Hades. In the centre of the scene are two female figures
embracing; the one on the left is clad in a chiton and
peplos; the figure on the right has the right breast ex-
posed; over their heads is inscribed Alpnu, and behind the
figure on the left Thanr; on either side of this group, a
female figure, draped in a chiton and peplos, is seated on a
rock; the one on the right holds up a mirror; over her
head is inscribed Sipna; the opposite figure holds up an