The British Museum's own collection record for its Etruscan bronze mirror, registration 1856,1213.4, engraved with the birth of Menrva from the head of Tinia, describing the six figures within a wreath border, the retrograde Etruscan names inscribed around the edge identifying Tinia, Menrva, Thalna, Uni, Laran and Maristiusta, and the mule-head handle terminal.
Facts
Citation
PublisherThe British Museum
URLhttps://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1856-1213-4
Source TypeMuseum
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalogue record, used here for the object's registration, composition and the six named figures inscribed on it. Connections
Associated With
This source names Menrva directly: "engraved with the birth of Menrva from the head of Tinia, describing the six figures within a wreath border, the retrograde Etruscan names inscribed around the edge identifying Tinia, Menrva..."
Source Mirror, Birth of Menrva, registration 1856,1213.4 (The British Museum)
Tinia, Deities This source names Tinia directly: "the birth of Menrva from the head of Tinia, describing the six figures within a wreath border, the retrograde Etruscan names inscribed around the edge identifying Tinia, Menrva, Thalna, Uni, Laran..."
Source Mirror, Birth of Menrva, registration 1856,1213.4 (The British Museum)
Claims Backed By This Source (24 claims)
This source backs 24 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 9 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 17 claims: 9 well-attested, 7 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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