Mirror with Handle Decorated with Braid and Wavy Lines
Description
Caption: Mirror with Handle Decorated with Braid and Wavy Lines, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Bronze, 7 15/16 × 4 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (20.1 × 11.7 × 9.5 cm) 8 × 4 5/8 in. (20.3 × 11.7 cm) 7 15/16 × 4 9/16 × 1/2 in. (20.2 × 11.6 × 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.639E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 mirror with an ornate handle.
The artifact is a mirror with a round, flat reflective surface made from bronze. The handle is intricately decorated, featuring a design that may resemble a lotus or papyrus, both common motifs in Egyptian art, often associated with rebirth and the Nile. The design and craftsmanship suggest it could have been a luxury item, possibly used in a funerary or daily life context.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.639E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117258 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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