Description

Bronze mirror. Circular with broad and flat raised rim, central knob set on a disc and surrounded by a ring of small knobs alternating with raised characters enclosed by a square band; main decoration T.L.V. with zodiacal animals in fine raised outline, pairs of birds flanking the "T"s and a ring of eight small bosses arising from quatrefoils, fringe of oblique ribs; border on rim a row of sawteeth and a narrow scroll in low relief.  Purple and green patina.