Bidspirit auction | SCYTHIAN BRONZE HAND MIRROR WITH

SCYTHIAN BRONZE HAND MIRROR WITH QUADRUPED - Ca. 600 BC. A bronze mirror with a large, flat circular body, raised borders and a short-tanged column-shaped handle. A standing quadruped decorates the top of the handle. For similar see: Trofimova A., Greeks on the Black Sea: Ancient Art from the Hermitage, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007, item 29; The Neues Museum, Berlin, Ident. Nr.: 30358. L'Or des Scythes, n. 32. Size: 320mm x 180mm; Weight: 1.23kg. Provenance: London collection; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; formerly acquired on the London art market pre-2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.