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LOT 1252
Amlash Bronze Mirror
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (138 grams, 11.6 cm).
With discoid body, remains of tinning to the front face, the reverse with sub-circular wreath composed of curved zigzags, waisted stem incised with chevrons to both faces, domed base with hatched lines to upper face and base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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