Bronze Mirror, Rome, 50 BC-50 AD

Bronze Mirror, Rome, 50 BC-50 AD
Period:
Dating:50 BC–50 AD
Origin:Roman World, Western Roman World, Rome
Material:Bronze
Physical:24.5cm. (9.6 in.) - 180 g. (6.4 oz.)
Catalog:MET.XL.00071

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  This Roman bronze mirror features a thin disk with an upturned edge affixed to an elegant handle. Its complex profile was crafted with uncommon perfection. The style is akin to items produced towards the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire, 50 BC-50 AD.


Bibliography (for this item)

Anlen, Léon, and Roger Padiou
1989 Les miroirs de bronze anciens. Guy Tredaniel, Paris, France.






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