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LOT 0063
Massive Graeco-Parthian Bronze Mirror
LATE 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
14 in. (1.14 kg, 35.5 cm).
Discoid in plan with short T-shaped handle, obverse with deep flange to edges, reverse similar but less prominent; some surface accretion.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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