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Mirror with a Satyr, a Maenad, and a Lasa

Mirror with a Satyr, a Maenad, and a Lasa

Unknown

This Etruscan mirror consists of a bronze disk that once had a reflective and non-reflective side. The reflective side is slightly convex and would have been highly polished. Its reverse is engraved with a dancing satyr and maenad, followers of Bacchus, the god of wine, and a lasa, a follower of Turan, the Etruscan god of love. Mirrors such as this are most often discovered in female burial sites.
Artist
Unknown (Italian, Etruscan)
Title
Mirror with a Satyr, a Maenad, and a Lasa
Date
late 4th century B.C.E.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
10 3/16 x 6 13/16 in. Overall
Credit
Earl O. Vits Endowment Fund and Elvehjem Museum of Art Membership Fund purchase
Accession No.
1986.24
Classification
Metalwork
Geography
Italy

Related

Previously in an unnamed private collection (Zurich, Switzerland), according to the Edward H. Merrin Gallery; acquired from private collection (Zurich, Switzerland) by the Edward H. Merrin Gallery (New York, NY); 14 May 1986, sold to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff 2017-2018]

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Handbook of the Collection." Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, 1990. no. 6
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin/Annual Report 1985-1986." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1986. p. 29, no. 1
  • De Puma, Richard Daniel. "A Fourth Century B.C. Etruscan Engraved Mirror." Bulletin/Annual Report 1985-1986. Elvehjem Museum of Art (1986): 29-42. pp. 29-42

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