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LOT 0727
Roman Bronze Mirror
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (171 grams, 11 cm).
Discoid plaque with one polished face, slightly raised rim recessed to accept a separate handle. [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 similar.
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