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CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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A SCYTHIAN BRONZE MIRROR
Circa 6th Century B.C.
The slightly concave circular disk of hammered sheet bronze, with a short extension, to which is riveted a cast open-work handle with a zig-zag on the shaft, terminating in two facing feline heads symmetrically attached at the mouths, their long necks curving up from the handle shaft
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm) long
Circa 6th Century B.C.
The slightly concave circular disk of hammered sheet bronze, with a short extension, to which is riveted a cast open-work handle with a zig-zag on the shaft, terminating in two facing feline heads symmetrically attached at the mouths, their long necks curving up from the handle shaft
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm) long