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Etruscan Bronze Handled Mirror with Robed Female Dancers Etruscan Bronze Handled Mirror with Robed Female Dancers Etruscan Bronze Handled Mirror with Robed Female Dancers Etruscan Bronze Handled Mirror with Robed Female Dancers Etruscan Bronze Handled Mirror with Robed Female Dancers Etruscan Bronze Handled Mirror with Robed Female Dancers
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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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