Bidspirit auction | Scythian Bronze Mirror with Panther

Scythian Bronze Mirror with Panther Handle - 5th-4th century B.C. Discoid mirror with raised rim, ribbed rectangular handle with lateral lobes at base, transverse ribbed finial with stylised feline above modelled in the round; repaired and mounted on a custom-made stand. See Hoffmann, H., Graeco-Scythian Mirrors in American Journal of Archaeology, Vol.69, No.1 (Jan, 1965), pp.65-66. 1.85 kg total, 44 cm high including stand (17 3/8 in.). Acquired 1971-1971.From the collection of the vendor's father.Ex London, UK, collector.Property of a Essex gentleman.