“Mirror Back with Great Goddess” (400–550 CE) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Mirror Back with Great Goddess

Mirror Back with Great Goddess

TitleMirror Back with Great Goddess
Date400–550 CE 5th century
Mediumslate, pigment; other side originally inlaid with polished pyrite mirror
ClassificationSculpture
OriginGuatemala(?), Escuintla, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period Guatemala
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineMirror Back with Great Goddess, 400–550 CE. Guatemala(?), Escuintla, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period. Slate, pigment; other side originally inlaid with polished pyrite mirror; overall: 20.1 x 0.2 cm (7 15/16 x 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1989.65
RightsPublic domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Mirror Back with Great Goddess” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 400–550 CE. It is executed in slate, pigment; other side originally inlaid with polished pyrite mirror and classified as sculpture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Updated 2026-09-05