1st-2nd century AD. A bronze mirror comprising disc with one tinned and polished face, applied silver-gilt repoussé sheet; the socle base square in plan with four lug feet, gusseted sidewalls with pointillé detailing and raised panels to the shoulder and bulb above; the fragmentary appliqué depicting a mythological scene comprising on the right edge a reclining female (Rhea Silvia?) supporting her weight on her left elbow, facing outwards beneath a laurel tree, winged male figure leaning in towards the female and extending one hand towards her; on the left a standing male in military clothing (Mars?) with a lenticular shield resting on the ground beside his feet. See Hobbs, R., The Mildenhall Treasure: Late Roman Silver Plate from East Anglia, London, 2016.167 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a London businessman; formerly in a 1990s private UK collection; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10366-168744. The scene presented here refers to the legend of Rhea Silvia, the Vestal Virgin who was seduced by the god Mars while bringing water from a woodland spring. The products of this union were the twins Romulus and Remus, who went on to found the city of Rome.