Espejo de mano romano

Roman hand mirror, 1st - 3rd century AD.
Bronze with bone handle.
Measurements: 16.5 x 10 cm.
Hand mirror from the Roman period, made of copper in a circular shape with a carved bone handle, decorated with the Roman swastika symbol.
The most significant of the personal-care items was the mirror. It could be rounded, in the Etruscan tradition, or square, a very common and widespread model throughout the Empire. Traditionally, mirrors were made of metal - bronze, copper, silver and gold - and had handles finely worked in metal, bone or ivory. According to Pliny the Elder, the most important mirror factory was in Brindisi, although in later times glass mirrors eventually replaced metal mirrors.

Presenta restauraciones. Este lote puede verse en la Sala de SetdartBarcelona situada en C/Aragón, 346.