Mirror with a Handle in the Form of a Herakles Knot

c. 280–400 CE Diameter: 2.3 x 34.6 cm (7/8 x 13 5/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.31

This type of mirror was introduced throughout the Roman Empire by the 2nd century and remained popular into the 3rd and 4th centuries. Similar examples have been found in Germany and Britain. The handle is made of two thick pieces of silver wire, intertwined to form a Herakles...

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