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The cover bears a relief representation of Dionysos flanked by two Maenads or Adonis flanked by Aphrodite and Persephone. The female figures wear silver jewellery.
Folding mirrors consist of two two bronze discs connected by a hinge. Their decoration refers to the woman's world, Aphrodite and Eros, as well as the Dionysiac repertoire.
C. 310 BCE. Made from bronze. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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