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LOT 0546
Etruscan Bronze Handled Mirror with Robed Female Dancers
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
10 1/4 in. (300 grams, 26 cm including stand).
Disc mirror with handle comprising: slightly dished mirror with thick rim and low-relief image of two females dancing with a sash connecting them; punched crescents in the field; reverse with dentilled border; D-section handle with angled junction and knop finial; provided with a custom-made stand; later engraving.
Provenance
Acquired Sotheby's, New York, U.S.A., early 1980s.
Private New York City collection.
Acquired from Arte Primitivo, New York City, U.S.A., 7 December 2016, lot 342.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Accompanied by the original catalogue page and a print-out of the online listing.
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LOT 0546
Etruscan Bronze Handled Mirror with Robed Female Dancers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
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