The Portesham mirror
Artist: Celtic
Location: Dorset County Museum
Date: 40
Materials: bronze
Dimensions: 31 x 19 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £18,750 (Total: £75,000)
Vendor: Robert Fraser and John Rule
Review number: 4160 (1995)
Provenance:
Excavated at Portesham, Dorset, October 1994.
Description:
Composed of cast and hammered bronze parts with engraved and chased design on the mirror back. Probably individually composed for the owner and suggests her high social status.
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