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Von Augustus über die Soldatenkaiser bis zur Spätantike. Diverse Nominale, Durchmesser ca. 13 mm - 27 mm.

From the collection of Joan Conway Crancer, Honorary Trustee of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Extraordinary preserved for an ancient bronze figure of this size, incl. the original lid. Acquired 1988 in London for 8,500 US Dollar.

The bronze disc is the base plate of a bronze mirror, that was once attached to a handle and coated with a reflective metal layer. Typical for upper class Roman households during Imperial times.

The bronze disc is the base plate of a bronze mirror, that was once attached to a handle and coated with a reflective metal layer. Typical for upper class Roman households during Imperial times.

The object had a function as a distaff, a tool for spinning. Particularly noteworthy is the beautiful spiral decoration and the complete preservation of the fragile material. From the Roman Imperial period.

Finial in the shape of a bird, probably once the head of a rod or distaff. From the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period.