. Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum. en leg, nowbroken away ; it has a spiral hinge of the ordinary Raman fibula tyiie, and a hookat the other end as a catch for the leg. Plate XV. Diam. 22 cm. Found in a womans grave near Sofia, Bulgaria ; acquired 1909. Themirror dates from about the third century of the Empire. A similar design, but in amore degenerate form, occurs on the Projecta casket of the Esquiline Treasure (Dalton,Cat. of Early Christian Anliqs. in Brit. Mus., pis 13-18). In the same tomb were founda wooden pin, comb, and scraping
. Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum. en leg, nowbroken away ; it has a spiral hinge of the ordinary Raman fibula tyiie, and a hookat the other end as a catch for the leg. Plate XV. Diam. 22 cm. Found in a womans grave near Sofia, Bulgaria ; acquired 1909. Themirror dates from about the third century of the Empire. A similar design, but in amore degenerate form, occurs on the Projecta casket of the Esquiline Treasure (Dalton,Cat. of Early Christian Anliqs. in Brit. Mus., pis 13-18). In the same tomb were founda wooden pin, comb, and scraping , three toilet boxes, six fragments of cloth,and eleven n\its, winch arc also now in the Museum collection. 107. Mirror. Circular ; handle convex above and flat luiderneath, sjireading out intlic form of a rude Ionic capital where it joins the mirror ; at the other end it termi-nates in a serpents head (?). Ht. 25-3 cm. From Naukratis. Presented by tlie Egypt Exploration Ilnid, i88().Naukralis I, pL 28, p. 44 (described as a mirror-case). Surface corroded ; mirror Kig. 38 = No. ,05. MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS. 29 108. Mirror. Circular ; round the edge a series of perforated holes. Diam. 11 • 5 cm. From Corfu. Woodhouse Coll., 1868. Outer rim mostly broken awayat the perforations. Surface highly poHshed ; under-side corroded. 109. Mirror. Square ; round the edge a double groove, beyond which are cross-hatchingsof xxxx type at intervals (three each side). 9 x8cm. Purchased 1S49. Repaired ; one corner broken off. Surface highly polished;corroded at back, with bronze deposit.
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