Ancient Bronze Mirror

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I found this item a couple of weeks back when I was detecting using my Bounty Hunter
Tracker lV detector. It was lying 2 inches from the ground. This was found in a village near
Swabi a city in the province of Pukhtoonkhwa. This area is renowned for antiques from
the Gandhara and Bactrian period. One of my detecting friends told me it is a Bronze
mirror. The item has a black patina which shows it is old and is covered with thickened
mud from the soil it was lying in. Its dimensions are 7.5 inches length and 5.5 inches wide.
Are there any experts out there who can explain further on the artifact plus the valuation?
Your comments are greatly welcomed.
 

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It looks good to me. The tang would have been inserted into a wooden handle. Very cool find. What a trip to uncover something like that.

randazzo1
 

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