Mirror Lid with Head of a Goddess

Bronze Mirror Lid with Head of a Goddess Provenance: Corinth Date: 4th century BC Period: Late Classical Material: Plaster cast of original in bronze Museum: National Archaeological Museum, Athens Inventory Number: NAM 7424 Bronze mirror lid featuring a relief of a female head in profile, possibly representing Aphrodite. The figure exhibits idealized beauty and flowing hair, suggesting divine attributes. Such objects were used in personal grooming or offered in sanctuaries of deities associated with love and beauty. The surviving piece is a faithful plaster cast of the original.