Bronze mirror early 3rd century Etruscan Prometheus UnboundAll the figures are identified by inscriptions engraved on the rim. They read, from left to right, Esplace (Latin: Asclepius), Prumathe (Latin: Prometheus), Menrva (Latin: Minerva), and Hercle (Latin: Hercules). This is one of only three preserved depictions of the story of Prometheus Unbound in Etruscan art. In addition, it is the only certain depiction of Asclepius, the god of healing, in Etruscan Bronze mirror. Etruscan. early 3rd century Bronze. Hellenistic. Bronzes

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