Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Mirror with Handle in the Form of a Hathor Emblem
Description
Disk: silver; handle: wood (modern) sheathed in gold (ancient)
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 ornate, ancient Egyptian hand mirror with a metallic circular disc and a golden handle.
This artifact is a beautifully crafted hand mirror, featuring a polished metallic disc likely used for reflection. The handle is gold and intricately designed with a motif that resembles a protective or deity figure, indicative of both aesthetic and possible religious significance. The piece displays classical Egyptian craftsmanship with attention to both form and symbolic decoration.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
goldmetal
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245081 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.97 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545165 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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