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LOT 0586
Graeco-Roman Bronze Mirror
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (150 grams, 13 cm).
Discoid flat-section body with a tongue-shaped, pierced handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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