In Case 3, you’ll see the handle of a bronze mirror, shaped like a full-body female figure wearing a peplos\u2014the typical garment of Athenian women. The arms are missing, and there is a hole at the top of the head where the mirror was once attached. It was found in the agora of ancient Aiani and dates to around 450 BC. This is a rare find; only three mirrors of this type have been discovered in northern Greece.<\/p>\n
These female figures on mirror handles are usually identified as the goddess Aphrodite, since the mirror has long symbolized female beauty and self-care. The figure\u2019s broken right hand may have once held a dove or a piece of fruit. This is a work from a local workshop, though it shows influences from metalworking techniques of southern Greece. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2336,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-3395","highlighted-exhibits","type-highlighted-exhibits","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlighted-exhibits\/3395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlighted-exhibits"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlighted-exhibits"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}