Greek Archaic bronze mirror with palmette decoration
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Pre AD 1000 item# 842260 (stock#G38)
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UK Pounds - £400.00
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A superb heavy cast bronze mirror decorated with a fine incised palmette above two cast volute scrolls. Between the scrolls are two holes which would have been used to attach a handle made from another material such as ivory.
This mirror epitomises the simple aesthetic of Archaic Greek art and begs the viewer to ponder who may have gazed into its polished reflection over 2500 years ago.
Greek, 6th Century BC
Intact as shown
Size: 11.5 x 12 cms
Ex. private collection, UK. Acquired between 19 ...click for details
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Greek rare bronze mirror with wedding scene
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Pre AD 1000 item# 785494 (stock#G46)
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A rare and fine bronze mirror with elaborate engraved and repousse applied decoration.
The ornamental upper side of the mirror depicts the figures of two dancing females being led by the god Eros.
The energetic poses of the women and their wild flowing drapery suggests a scene of exuberance which would normally be associated with Bacchanalian depictions but the fully draped state of the women and the lack of drinking implements or a thyrsus would imply that a different interpretation is requir ...click for details
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Cypriot large Bronze Age spear
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Pre AD 1000 item# 766390 (stock#C16)
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A very good quality large cast bronze spear head with a tapered point, leaf shaped blades and a sharp central ridge.
The quality of the casting of this weapon is testimony to the advanced skills of the Mediterranean bronze-working industry at the dawn of the 2nd Millennium BC. Although the shape was influenced by imports from the East, the design has taken on its own identity which can be clearly recognised as Cypriot and Aegean.
Due to the large dimensions of these blades some experts have c ...click for details
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Greek bronze ring decorated with a lion
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Pre AD 1000 item# 661934 (stock#U45)
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A bronze ring with an oval bezel on which is incised a figure of a seated lion with its head turned to face to the rear. The lion's tongue is extended and the whole composition emulates decorative devices imported from the Near East which epitomise the Greek "Orientalising" style of design.
Greek, late 5th or early 4th Century BC
Intact, the decoration is somewhat clearer than the photographs imply.
Size: 2.1 cms diameter, 1.1 width of bezel.
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