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LOT 1051
Roman Bronze Mirror Handle and Tinned Mirror
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (137 grams total, 90-94 mm).
Comprising flat discoid mirror with punched rim and dot-and-ring decoration to the centre, round-section handle with knob finial and volutes at each end of a ledge. [2]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number 07.286.127.
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LOT 1051
Roman Bronze Mirror Handle and Tinned Mirror
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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