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LOT 0097
Greek Bronze Handled Mirror
HELLENISTIC, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
9 1/2 in. (194 grams, 24 cm).
Comprising a broad disc with raised rim to one face, pelta-shaped junction developing to a balustered handle with acorn finial.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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