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LOT 0617

Graeco-Parthian Bronze Mirror with Animals

2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

6 1/2 in. (516 grams total, 16.6 cm).

Discoid flat mirror with piriform attachment bracket developing to an addorsed pair of animal heads, equine but with a single curved plume or horn between the ears; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0617

Graeco-Parthian Bronze Mirror with Animals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £585

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