Mirror and lid featuring a farewell scene
Bronze
Diam: 13 cm
Bequest of Norbert Schimmel, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
Accession number:
91.71.319
Archaeology/Classical Archaeology
On this funerary gift, the deceased is depicted leaning on his tombstone and taking leave of a woman seated on a rock, who extends her arms toward him. The sorrowful scene appears to take place in a rustic sanctuary.
From the Israel Museum publications:
Muscarella, Oscar White, ed., Ancient Art: The Norbert Schimmel Collection, Philipp von Zabern, Mainz, Germany, 1974
Exhibitions:
Ancient Art: The Norbert Schimmel Collection, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 08/05/1977 - 12/12/1977
Gods and Mortals: Selected Objects from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 17/05/1992 - 31/10/1992
