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Mirrors were introduced into the Roman Empire from Egypt. This mirror, which is believed to be a copy, is made from silver and would have been highly polished to allow the user to study their reflection. The bronze base, which is original, shows a young man standing on a tortoise. The tortoise is associated with Aphrodite, the Roman goddess of fertility and with the Roman god Hermes, who made a lyre (a stringed instrument) from a tortoiseshell. Wealthier Romans were concerned with their physical appearance. Mirrors such as these were likely to have been used during washing and when applying cosmetics. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Roman Republic and Empire Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0057607 Silver mirror on a bronze stand, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0057607 Silver mirror on a bronze stand, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0057607 Silver mirror on a bronze stand, Roman, 200 BCE-200 CE
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Mirrors were introduced into the Roman Empire from Egypt. This mirror, which is believed to be a copy, is made from silver and would have been highly polished to allow the user to study their reflection. The bronze base, which is original, shows a young man standing on a tortoise. The tortoise is associated with Aphrodite, the Roman goddess of fertility and with the Roman god Hermes, who made a lyre (a stringed instrument) from a tortoiseshell. Wealthier Romans were concerned with their physical appearance. Mirrors such as these were likely to have been used during washing and when applying cosmetics. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Roman Republic and Empire made: 1880-1930, made: 200 BCE - 200 CE Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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