Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 600 BC to 400 BC Dimensions: 5.3" (13.5cm) high x 7.75 " (19.7cm) wide Collection: Classical Style: Mycenaean Medium: Terracotta

Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 600 BC to 400 BC Dimensions: 5.3" (13.5cm) high x 7.75 " (19.7cm) wide Collection: Classical Style: Mycenaean Medium: Terracotta   « Less

As visual creatures, humans have an inherent instinct to experience the world around us through our sense of sight. Though we can see all around us, and much of our own  More »

As visual creatures, humans have an inherent instinct to experience the world around us through our sense of sight. Though we can see all around us, and much of our own bodies, we cannot view our own faces without some sort of aid, mainly mirrors. Today, when we hear the word “mirror,” we immediately think of the metal lined glass type, long before the invention of glass, mirrors were created using various polished surfaces. Found in Anatolia, some of the earliest mirrors were made by piecing together shards of obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. Many thousands of years later, the native cultures of the Pre-Columbian Americas created similar polished stone mirrors. As early as 2000 B.C., polished bronze mirrors were first created in China. This technique spread westward across the Eurasian continent and were well-known in Classical antiquity. Due to the value of the material, a bronze mirror such as this one could have only been afforded by the wealthy elite. A handle may have once been attached, or else it may have been held in place. The reverse has been decorated with a series of concentric circle and today has a rich encrusted patina. The front would have been finely polished, producing a reflection of the viewer’s face. Even today, it is possible to see a rudimentary reflection many centuries later. - (CK.0054)   « Less

Origin: Thrace Circa: 300 BC to 100 BC Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high x 4" (10.2cm) wide Collection: Classical Style: Hellenistic Medium: Glazed Terracotta

Origin: Thrace Circa: 300 BC to 100 BC Dimensions: 5.5" (14.0cm) high x 4" (10.2cm) wide Collection: Classical Style: Hellenistic Medium: Glazed Terracotta   « Less

Origin: Eastern Mediterranean Circa: 300 BC to 100 BC Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 4.75" (12.1cm) wide Collection: Classical Style: Hellenistic Medium: Terracotta

Origin: Eastern Mediterranean Circa: 300 BC to 100 BC Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 4.75" (12.1cm) wide Collection: Classical Style: Hellenistic Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Origin: Jordan Circa: 300 BC to 100 BC Dimensions: 6.75" (17.1cm) high x 5" (12.7cm) wide Collection: Classical Antiquities Style: Hellenistic Medium: Terracotta

Origin: Jordan Circa: 300 BC to 100 BC Dimensions: 6.75" (17.1cm) high x 5" (12.7cm) wide Collection: Classical Antiquities Style: Hellenistic Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: 7.5" (19.1cm) high x 9.25" (23.5cm) wide Collection: Classical Style: Greek Medium: Terracotta

Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: 7.5" (19.1cm) high x 9.25" (23.5cm) wide Collection: Classical Style: Greek Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 6 th Century BC to 5 th Century BC Dimensions: 3.75" (9.5cm) high x 13.25" (33.7cm) wide x 9.5" (24.1cm) depth Collection: Classical Style: Greek  More »

Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 6 th Century BC to 5 th Century BC Dimensions: 3.75" (9.5cm) high x 13.25" (33.7cm) wide x 9.5" (24.1cm) depth Collection: Classical Style: Greek Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 6 th Century BC to 5 th Century BC Dimensions: 3.125" (7.9cm) high x 10" (25.4cm) ide x 7.5" (19.1cm) depth Collection: Classical Style: Greek  More »

Origin: Mediterranean Circa: 6 th Century BC to 5 th Century BC Dimensions: 3.125" (7.9cm) high x 10" (25.4cm) ide x 7.5" (19.1cm) depth Collection: Classical Style: Greek Medium: Terracotta   « Less

The youth who adorns this little vessel holds a strigil in his left hand. In the ancient gymnasium, athletes covered themselves with a thin coat of oil before competing,  More »

The youth who adorns this little vessel holds a strigil in his left hand. In the ancient gymnasium, athletes covered themselves with a thin coat of oil before competing, which kept the skin clean and smooth. Perhaps this charming lekythos originally contained olive oil from the region near Athens, and was used by an athlete. Today, it remains a charming token of that vanished age, whose preoccupation with a healthy body was not so very different from our own. - (PF.0030)   « Less

This graceful vessel perhaps sat on the dressing table of a lady of fashion during the flower of the classical age. Then it may have contained fine oils or rare perfumes to  More »

This graceful vessel perhaps sat on the dressing table of a lady of fashion during the flower of the classical age. Then it may have contained fine oils or rare perfumes to enhance the beauty of its owner. The simple but elegant decoration and slender shape of this little lekythos still delight the senses, as they no doubt appealed to its original owner so long ago. The beauty of such a piece, truly classic, is timeless. - (PF.0055)   « Less