LOT 118 LATE ROMAN MIRROR HOLDING STATUETTE
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Ca. 400-500 AD.A carved limestone standing female wearing a floor-length garment, belted at the waist, and ball ear ornaments. Depicted with a long-striated hairdo and well-carved facial features. Holding a large circular mirror frame in front, which once held a reflective mirror, now missing. Standing on an integral rectangular slab base with a bundle next to her left foot. The central mirror was possibly made of polished bronze or mother of pearl. This type of mirror that combines two types of material (marble and metal or mother of pearl) is very rare in the Late antiquity era and was probably part of an aristocratic Roman matron's beauty set.Size: L:200mm / W:88mm; 498.1g.Provenance: Property of a London Art gallery; previously in NYC collection; Ex. The Bactria Corp., NYC., 1970s.
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