Walters, Henry Beauchamp: Catalogue of the bronzes, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum (London, 1899)

ARCHAIC ETRUSCAN BRONZES.

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two long leaves ending in rosettes ; below is a small base supported by tvvo
dolphins standing on their tails.

Ht. io in. Tovvneley Coll. Wings cast in one piece and attached by a nail.

548. Stand of Mirror, in the form of a Female Deity. She stands with 1. foot
slightly advanced, holding up her skirt with 1. hand in the attitude characteristic
of Spes ; in r. hand she holds up a Sphinx seated to r., with face turned to the
front, long hair, polos on head, and wings recurved. On each shoulder is a
similar Sphinx standing on hind legs holding up the support of the mirror, in
the middle of which is a palmette. The goddess has long curly hair falling in
a wavy mass behind, with tresses on the shoulders, and wears a beaded fillet, long
chiton, himation falling in pteryges on r. side, and shoes with turned-up toes.

Ht. 9j in. Payne Knight Coll. (lxii. 4). Found in a garden near Rome, 1790 (see
No. 515). Spec. Ant. Sculpt. ii. pl. 6 (the ape under the figure in this engraving does not
belong here) ; Reinach, Repertoire, ii. p. 328, No. 4 ; Bernoulli, Aphrodite, p. 45, No. 27 ; Korte
in Arch. Studien H. Brunn dargebracht, p. 29. Tails of both Sphinxes on the shoulders lost.

549. Stand of Mirror, forming figure of Aphrodite. She stands with 1. foot
slightly advanced, and holds a pomegranate in r. hand, while with 1. she holds
up her skirts in the Spes attitude ; on each shoulder stands a lion supporting the
mirror with fore-paws, its head thrown back on its r. side and turned to the front.
Aphrodite has long hair parted and falling in thick masses down the back; she
wears a broad fillet, long sleeved chiton of crinkled material, and himation with
maeander border over r. shoulder, falling in pteryges; the hair is finely rendered.

Ht. 9 in. Payne Knight Coll. (Ixxii. 4). The mirror is supported by a pad on the head
of the figure.

550. Stand of Mirror, formed by a figure of Aphrodite (?). She stands
with r. foot advanced and 1. hand slightly extended, holding out a fruit in r.
hand ; her hair is parted and rolled up all round, and she wears a fillet, long
under-girt chiton, and laced-up shoes.

Ht. 8 in. Payne Knight Coll. (Ixxii. 3). Good archaic work. The support of the
mirror ends in volutes and half-palmettes, and on the face is engraved a palmette.

551. Stand of Mirror, formed by a figure of Aphrodite. She stands with feet
together, r. hand held out palm upwards, 1. on hip ; her hair falls in a thick
mass, and she wears long chiton and himation with chevron border over r.
shoulder, falling inpteryges. The mirror is supported by two swans back to back.

Ht. 7j in. Towneley Coll. Ancient base.

552. Stand of Mirror, formed by a figure of Aphrodite. She stands with feet
close together, holding a dove to her breast in r. hand and holding up her
drapery with 1. She has short hair (which is carefully rendered), and wears a
thick beaded fillet, long chiton with sleeves to the elbow, and himation over r.
arm, falling in pteryges on the r. side ; both garments are ornamented with stars
and bordered with a pattern of circles and chcvrons.

Ht. (including mirror), n| in. From Naples. Payne Knight Coll. (Ixxxix. 40).
Bernoulli, Aphrodite, p. 45, no. 27. The mirror has a broad flange, deeply milled, and a ring
or other object has been attached at the upper edge.