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LOT 0889
Roman Lead Votive Mirror
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (42.4 grams, 64 mm).
Discoid in plan with slot; reverse with concentric rings. scrolls and pellets; reverse with central rosette. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Spasić Durić, D., Град Виминацијум-The city of Viminacium, (in Serbian), Pozarevac, 2015, fig.78, for similar.
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