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Collections

Mirror with Papyriform HandleEarly New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze hand mirror with a large oval disk, two downward-curving horn-like projections at the neck, and a tapered handle with incised geometric decoration
Bronze hand mirror with oval disc showing patinated surface in olive and brown tones with areas of green corrosion; cylindrical handle topped with two curved lateral projections, decorated with incised crosshatch pattern.
Title
Mirror with Papyriform Handle
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Early New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 7 13/16 in. (19.84 cm)
Credit Line
Ancient Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
AC1997.9.1
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art
Provenance
William Frankland Hood (ca. 1825–1864), Rev., Nettleham Hall, England, between 1851 and 1861 (sale, London, Sotheby’s, 11 November 1924, lot 10). William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. Anonymous (sale, Boston, Skinner, 15 June 1996?, sold to); Robert Haber & Associates Ancient Art, New York, sold 13 February 1997 to; LACMA.