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LOT 2033
Renaissance Silver Mirror with Mythological Scene
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (138 grams, 13.2 cm).
Slightly dished face with hatched rim, running vinescroll to border, scallop supporting a low-relief scene with bearded figure holding a spear supported on his throne by two robed females, small hoplite above and long-haired figure with labrys to left; legends in pseudo-archaic Greek script; handle absent, old professional repair to verso. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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