No M 04
Paris, Musée du Louvre 1738
Bronze Etruscan Mirror
Zeus is seated on a throne. He is represented with head
and legs in profile to the left, the body almost facing, to
the same scale as the surrounding standing figures. The feet
rest on a rock (?). The right forearm is raised, the hand with
extended fingers seen on the back. The left hand is resting on
the throne. The god has no beard and close-cropped hair. His
dress consists of a himation.
Athena is represented emerging from the head of Zeus, in
profile to the left. Her dress consists of a peplos. She
wears a helmet, carries a shield on the left arm and holds
a spear in the right hand.
There are three other deities in the picture. On the right
a standing goddess, the head covered by her himation, and
a god, presumably characterised as such by the petasos as
Hermes. On the left side stands a goddess, the arms extended
obliquely upward, with palms turned to each other and extended
fingers. She is winged.
The throne has turned legs.
As setting for the figures there are some rocks, on both
sides, and a temple, in the background of the picture.
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