Greek Decorated Mirror. 5th-4th century B.C. A bronze mirror composed of a discoid head and handle with rectangular-section upper body, collar and round-section lower body; one face with ring-and-dot motifs, central entwined knot and meander border, interlace design to the stem. Cf. Congdon, O.K., 'Greek Mirrors' in Notes in the History of Art, Vol. 4, No. 2/3 (Winter/Spring 1985), pp.19-25, fig.4, for a similar mirror (without handle) having similar decorative patterns. 263 grams, 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.) UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. The bronze mirrors conferred elite status on their owners, a status couched in terms of feminine beauty. [No Reserve]

Fine condition.