A Roman tinned bronze mirror. Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.  Photo Bonhams

With a separately-cast Hercules club handle with knopped details and a mask at the join of the mirror and handle, the mirror with a pierced border, the slightly concave reverse with incised concentric rings, 9¼in (23.7cm) long. Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000, US$ 4,700 - 7,900, € 3,600 - 6,000 - Unsold

Provenance:: The Aldo Branca Collection, Ascona, Switzerland, acquired between the 1960s and 1980s.

Bonhams. Antiquities, 25 Apr 2012. London, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com