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Description : 1st-2nd century AD. A small bronze silvered mirror with handle and knop finial, bulbous shaft, double flat rim, the reflective inlaid disc with polished tinned surface. See Ingo G., Plescia, P., Angelini, E. et al. Bronze roman mirrors: the secret of brightness, in Appl. Phys. A 83, 611-615 (2006). 85 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2). From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019), acquired on the UK art market from 1960-2000. In the Roman world mirrors would have been made from bronze, tin or silver, highly polished to reflect light. Mirrors were usually associated with women, and specifically with women's religion, but not all of them were highly decorated and often small simple mirrors were deposed in the grave of female children, a gift from sorrowful parents to accompany them in the Elysian Fields. Antony John Scammell (1937-2019) was born, and lived his entire life, in the city of Bristol, England. Already from an early age he was enthralled by history and the heroes that it created. While serving overseas with the British Army, Antony began collecting coins and banknotes and this led to collecting a variety of different items throughout his life. From the early 1960s onward, Antony invested in acquiring ancient artefacts. Antony's vast collections started with Egyptian antiquities, but soon branched into Greek and Roman civilisations. The Roman civilisation fascinated him most and, when family commitments allowed, archaeological digs were coordinated in the west of England. These digs uncovered numerous artefacts, many of which were donated to local museums. In retirement, the collecting continued apace, branching into UK coins, British Empire banknotes and fossils. [No Reserve]
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