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Mirror

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose II–early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Copper alloy. H. 16.7 × W. 8.4 × Th. 1.2 cm (6 9/16 × 3 5/16 × 1/2 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A circular metal mirror head with a long handle topped by a small human-headed figure, shown against a plain background.

The artifact consists of a round, slightly convex disk (the mirror surface) with an overall patina consistent with copper-alloy corrosion. Attached to the underside is a long, tapering handle. The handle is topped by a molded/repousse human figure wearing a headdress; the face is painted/raised with defined eyes and facial features. Above/between the disk and handle there is a curved retainer element or mounting ring typical of mirror handles. The surface shows wear and dark oxidation throughout, with no clearly legible inscriptions visible. No cartouche, royal name, or complete hieroglyphic text is apparent in the image. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic script is visible.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued); specific reign unclear good
Deities unknown human figure (possibly a deified person or protective figure associated with mirror iconography; unclear)
Materials copper alloymetal patina/oxidation

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Materials Copper Alloy

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245313 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.13 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545128 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.