File:Romano-Celtic mirror (Desborough).jpg
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The highly decorated reverse side of a Celtic bronze mirror (obverse is the reflecting surface with green patination) from Desborough, Northamptonshire, England, showing the development of the spiral and trumpet decorative theme of the Early Celtic La Tène style in Britain. The complex symmetrical clover-leaf pattern, outlined in the form of a lyre with flanking coils, was possibly laid out using a pair of compasses or string. Parts of the decoration are engraved, using a graver, with a basket-weave pattern and hatched texturing to make the pattern stand out. The mirror is made from three pieces - a cast handle, the main mirror plate and a tubular binding strip around the edge.with a basket-weave pattern and hatched texturing. Curator's comments: The plate was highly polished on one side to produce a reflective surface. A mirror would have been a powerful object in a world where reflections could only be glimpsed in water. A person using a mirror would control how they looked using the mirror in combination with tweezers or shears. Decorated mirrors of this type are uniquely British, very few are found on the continent. The majority are from graves dating between 100BC and AD 100 (Joy, J, Iron Age Mirrors: A biographical approach, Oxford, British Archeological Reports, 2010). decorated-bronze-mirror/VgE7t2RKW5GkxQ — Google Arts & Culture |
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Date |
50 BCE - 50 CE (manufactured), 2005-11-14 CE (photographed) |
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Medium | gravure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
Mirror without handle: length: 239 mm (9.40 in); width: 258 mm (10.15 in); thickness: 5 mm (0.19 in)dimensions QS:P2043,239U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,258U174789 dimensions QS:P2610,5U174789
Handle (base): length: 115 mm (4.52 in); width: 69 mm (2.71 in); thickness: 6 mm (0.23 in)dimensions QS:P2043,115U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,69U174789 dimensions QS:P2610,6U174789
Handle (top and middle): length: 115 mm (4.52 in); width: 30 mm (1.18 in); thickness: 10 mm (0.39 in)dimensions QS:P2043,115U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,30U174789 dimensions QS:P2610,10U174789
Overall: length: 350 mm (13.77 in); width: 258 mm (10.15 in); thickness: 10 mm (0.39 in); diameter: 360 mm (14.17 in)dimensions QS:P2043,350U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,258U174789 dimensions QS:P2610,10U174789 dimensions QS:P2386,360U174789
mass: 561g |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Current location |
Desborough |
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Accession number |
1924,0109.1 |
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Source/Photographer | Photographed in the British Museum. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
Exposure time | 1/50 sec (0.02) |
F Number | f/5 |
ISO speed rating | 800 |
Date and time of data generation | 01:34, 14 November 2005 |
Lens focal length | 37 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
File change date and time | 01:34, 14 November 2005 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Aperture priority |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 01:34, 14 November 2005 |
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APEX shutter speed | 5.6438598632812 |
APEX aperture | 4.6438598632812 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 3,954.233409611 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 3,958.7628865979 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |