Mirror of bronze

This bronze mirror was found at Balmaclellan in Kirkcudbrightshire in a hoard with sheet bronze mounts wrapped in four cloth parcels. It was a valuable object, important for display as well as for grooming.

Details of the incised decoration can be paralleled on other native-made objects from England and lowland Scotland.

Bronze mirrors are found in both Roman and native sites, particularly in southern Britain. They would have been valuable and prestigious possessions.

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Online ID:	000-100-036-102-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.FA 1
Date:	Between 110 and 240 AD
Material:	Bronze; circular; handled; with late Celtic ornamentation
Dimensions:	8.00" D; handle 5.00" L
What:	Mirror
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Where:	Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Balmaclellan
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Description:	Circular bronze mirror with handle, from Balmaclellan
References:	MacGregor, Morna. Early Celtic art in North Britain. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1976, vol. 1, pp. 141-2; vol. 2, no. 273.
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