Mirror with Serpentine Interlaces and Angular Meanders
A round bronze mirror with a raised central knob, its back covered in swirling serpentine interlaces and angular scroll patterns cut into the surface. Green and gray patina and loss of metal show age, while a ring of concentric grooves frames the decoration.
Look closer: Fine concentric grooves around the rim frame the decoration and are easy to overlook.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 325–275 BCE
- Medium
- bronze
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 3155 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -265).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee