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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.
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