Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Mirror
Description
Bronze or copper alloy
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian bronze mirror with a handle.
This artifact is a polished bronze mirror from ancient Egypt. The mirror has a flat, oval reflective surface connected to a solid handle. The handle is of a simple design, suggesting utility, but it also includes decorative elements typical of Egyptian craftsmanship. The style and patina indicate significant age, likely reflecting its ancient origins.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116246285 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.835a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544866 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.