Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 30, 2019
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United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 1402:
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 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.
