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CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE MIRROR
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The once-reflective circular disk with an ovolo border, the separately-cast handle in the form of a siren, with a pronounced chest and splayed wings, the feathers delineated, flanked by two scrolling volutes joined to the disk's edge, standing on volutes atop an Ionic capital, an ivy leaf on the reverse for attachment
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) long
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The once-reflective circular disk with an ovolo border, the separately-cast handle in the form of a siren, with a pronounced chest and splayed wings, the feathers delineated, flanked by two scrolling volutes joined to the disk's edge, standing on volutes atop an Ionic capital, an ivy leaf on the reverse for attachment
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Private Collection, France, 1930s.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 October 2008, lot 175.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 October 2008, lot 175.
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