ID 1198595
Lot 72 | Skythischer Handspiegel aus Bronze, 5. Jhdt. v. Chr.
Runde Spiegelfläche mit massivem, im Querschnitt dreieckigem Rand auf der Unterseite. Beide Flächen ehemals poliert. Unten beidseitig rundstabiger Stiel befestigt, der an einem Ende in zwei Blechlappen übergeht, die mit den Spiegelflächen am Rand verlötet sind. Am anderen Ende ein plastisch ausgearbeiteter Widderkopf. Länge 26 cm. Oberfläche partiell mit leichten Korrosionen, Oxydauflagen und Inkrustationen.
Provenienz: Ostdeutsche Privatsammlung.
A Scythian bronze hand mirror, 5th century B.C.
A Scythian bronze hand mirror, 5th century B.C.
Round mirror surface with a solid rim of triangular cross-section on the underside. Both surfaces formerly polished. At the bottom, a round-barred style attached to both sides, which at one end merges into two sheet metal lobes soldered to the mirror surfaces at the rim. At the other end a sculpted ram's head. Length 26 cm. Surface partially with light corrosion, oxide deposits and incrustations.
Provenance: Eastern German private collection.
Condition: II - III
Auction house category: | Celts, Germans and European Iron Age |
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Auction house category: | Celts, Germans and European Iron Age |
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