Bidspirit auction | Roman Mirror Group

Roman Mirror Group - 1st century BC-2nd century AD A mixed group of bronze mirrors comprising: a disc with chamfered rim, incised concentric circles to the upper face, central lug handle; one similar with flange handle on two supporting pins; one with rolled rim, incised concentric rings, solder scar to the centre. 637 grams total, 13-19.5cm (5 - 7 3/4”). Fine condition, one rim chipped. [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.