Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 29, 2019
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United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 1055:
Roman Mirror Group
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Start price:
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Estimated price:
$150 - $200
Auction house commission:
30%
VAT: On commission only
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1st century BC-2nd century AD
A mixed group of bronze mirrors comprising: a flat disc with loop handle to the reverse; a disc with band of points and incised arcs to the rim, attachment scar for an ornate handle; a disc with incised concentric rings to the reverse, incised arcs flanking the attachment point for a riveted handle, pointillé triangles to the reverse. 403 grams total, 9-14cm (3 1/2 - 5 1/2"). Fine condition. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private collection; previously in an old central Asian collection; acquired in the late 1940s.
Literature
See Roberts, P. Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, London, 2013 for discussion.
