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Description: | A fragment of Roman mirror made of speculum (a brittle high-tin bronze).This flat fragment is a right angled corner piece with a circular perforation (3.8mm in diameter) close to the corner. The longer straight edge measures 23.9mm and the shorter edge is 12.5mm in length. The other two edges are in the form of old breaks. A decorative border close to the straight edges consists of regularly spaced stamped circular indentations. The indentations show as marks on the rear face. The front faces has a dark green patina with a silvery sheen and the rear face also has a dark green patina but is less shiny and is generally corroded.The brittle nature of the fragment, its colour and the high tin content of the metal suggest that this is probably a fragment of a Roman mirror (pers. comm. Richard Hobbs, British Museum, 31/07/2009).23.9 x 12.5 x 0.7mm. Weight: 1.33g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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