Divinity Atlas

Sacred Correspondences
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Mirror, Birth of Menrva, registration 1856,1213.4 (The British Museum)

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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.

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Citation
Publisher
The British Museum
URL
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1856-1213-4
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
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.
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Menrva, Deities

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..."

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..."

Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)

This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 8 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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