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Etruscan bronze mirror depicting Castor, one of the Heavenly twins

 

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Title:
Etruscan bronze mirror depicting Castor, one of the Heavenly twins
Date of Original:
1933-1934
Identifier:
COP_17_0002_00022_012.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3pr7mt89
Type:
Image
Caption:
Mirror. Since the ancients did not know how to make mirrors by placing quicksilver on the glass, mirrors must be made of bronze which was polished to give a fairly good reflection. The most interesting scenes on mirrors come from the Etruscans, a strange people in North Central Italy. Here Castor, one of the Heavenly twins, meets two nymphs. Italy. 5th Century B.C.

Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Mirrors
Mirrors, Etruscan
Myths

Form:
Photographs
Color:
Black and white

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
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Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
2
Folder:
22
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements


Acknowledgements
Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White
Secretary of State.


Geographic Information

Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)