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Drawings Roman mirror from Coddenham, Suffolk

Object number

LDSAL2020.15.262

Artist/Designer/Maker

Basire, James - Artist

Production date

1823
1838

Material

Paper
Pen
Ink
Brush
Wash

Technique

Drawing

Dimensions

Height: 262mm
Width: 213mm

Inscriptions

Inscription content

Roman Speculum found at Codenham in Suffolk.
Archæologia Vol. XXVII. p. 360.

Inscription content

The Speculum was presented to the Trustees of the British Museum by Sir William Middleton Bart., it was discovered on his Estate.

Inscription content

J. Basire delt.

References

Reference (free text)

John Gage, 'Letter...Accompanying a Roman Speculum, Exhibited by Sir William Middleton, Bart.', Archaeologia 27 (1838): 359-60. Illustration (Engraving), pl. XXV, opp. p. 360.

Reference (free text)

British Musuem, A Guide to the Antiquities of Roman Britain in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities (London: British Museum, 1922), p. 68.

Reference (free text)

British Museum, Guide to the Antiquities of Roman Britain 2nd ed. (London: British Museum, 1958), p. 11.