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LOT 0797

Roman Bronze Mirror

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D

4 5/8 in. (100 grams, 11.5 cm).

Discoid plaque with one polished face, slightly raised rim; cracked. [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. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 74.51.5413, for a similar mirror.

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LOT 0797

Roman Bronze Mirror

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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