Mirror, c.300 BC (bronze)

Hellenistic Period Length: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.) Four figures stand before a temple with three Aeolic columns. All were once identified by inscriptions. Only partial inscriptions survive. The second figure from the right is identified as Minerva (Athena), with her helmet and owl. The female figure on the left is most likely Turan (Aphrodite), who is nude with a lot of jewelry. The third female, on the far right, may be Phersipnei (Persephone). She is nearly nude, but wears jewelry and a diadem. The male figure, bearded, and leaning on a staff, may be Rhadamanthys, a judge in the Underworld. A winged creature, resembling a demon, fills much of the exergue below. Analogies indicate it was probably standing. Heavily corroded.