File:Mirror woman BM 3211.jpg

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English: Head of a woman with Hellenistic hairstyle and lion-earrings, mirror cover. Said from Polyrrhenia, Crete.
Français : Tête de femme portant une coiffure hellénistique et des boucles d'oreilles à tête de lion, valve de miroir. Provenance : Polyrrhenia, Crète (?).
Date between circa 300 and circa 275 BC
Medium bronze
medium QS:P186,Q34095
Dimensions diameter: 16.1 cm (6.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2386,16.1U174728
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Main floor, Room 22, Alexander the Great & the Hellenistic world
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GR 1898.10-19.1
Credit line 1898: purchased from T. B. Sandwith
References British Museum: online database: entry 437291
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