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Mirror with its case

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The bronze disk of this mirror is slightly flattened in shape. It has a wooden handle shaped as a papyrus-capital column, whose upper part has two lateral projections and is decorated with two wooden nails and gold sheet. The case of the mirror is also preserved. It is made of wood, and the part on which the disk lay is padded with cloth. Originally, the lid must have been attached to the box by pegs allowing it to slide sideways.

Present location

MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE

Inventory number

3086, 3097

Dating

TAHARQA/KHUNEFERTEMRE

Archaeological Site

THEBES: WEST BANK

Category

MIRROR

Material

WOOD; BRONZE; UNSPECIFIED FIBER; GOLD

Technique

INCISION; CASTING

Height

25.5 cm

Diameter

12,1 cm

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