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Bronze circular mirror with modified tang and extension, and bone handle. Edge has a row of tongues with internal arches. Obverse decoration partly obscured by the repair. Reverse has border of ivy stems. Main scene is of Menerva in the centre holding up the head of the Gorgon Medusa, with Ferse (Perseus) seated left and Turms (Hermes) seated right. Names are inscribed.
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