Composed of cast and hammered bronze parts with engraved and chased design on the mirror back.
The Portesham mirror by Unknown Artist, 40
© Dorset County Museum
Details
- Medium:
- Bronze
- Dimensions:
- 31 x 19 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £18,750 ( Total: £75,000)
- Acquired in:
- 1995
- Vendor:
- Robert Fraser and John Rule
Probably individually composed for the owner and suggests her high social status.
Provenance
Excavated at Portesham, Dorset, October 1994.
Venue details
Dorset County Museum
High West Street, Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XA
01305 262 735
www.dorsetcountymuseum.org/
Entry details
Free with National Art Pass (standard entry £6.35)
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