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Polished copper alloy mirror with handle

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This mirror with its handle may be ascribed to a New Kingdom burial at Thebes, on the basis of the date of acquisition, the 1840s. The metal disc would have originally given a good reflection when highly polished.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

L1030:85

Dating

NEW KINGDOM ?

Archaeological Site

THEBES: WEST BANK

Category

MIRROR

Material

BRONZE; WOOD

Technique

HAMMERING; SCULPTURED

Width

18.7 cm

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