Description:

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pretty bronze mirror with a cast bronze handle. The mirror has one smooth, polished face and one face with a series of incised concentric circles decorating it. The handle has a vaguely cross-shaped form that also resembles an abstract eagle with its wings outstretched. Mirrors were often associated with women, and specifically women's religion, in the Roman Empire: devotees of Isis carried mirrors for rituals, for example. This style of mirror is similar to ones found in the Vesuvius area, probably made in Campania. Size: 3.95" W x 7" H (10 cm x 17.8 cm); 8" H (20.3 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent New York, USA collector D. K., acquired 2000s

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#155714

  • Condition: Handle has been reattached, but this is very well done and difficult to see. Light deposits on surface, including some patinated textile on the back side of the mirror as if it lay on a piece of cloth for a long period of time.

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