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LOT 0762

Roman Bronze Disc Mirror

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

7 3/8 in. (514 grams, 18.5 cm).

With one flat surface, reverse with thick flared rim, incised concentric rings, carinated profile. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Leahy, K. & Lewis, M., British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme: Finds Identified, Witham, 2018, p.111.

CONDITION

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LOT 0762

Roman Bronze Disc Mirror

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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