Mirror
Description
Caption: Mirror, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.. Copper alloy, 6 1/8 × 6 × 1/16 in. (15.6 × 15.3 × 0.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X249.50. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
Photograph of a small circular bronze/copper-alloy object with a flat round face and a short, narrow handle extending from the bottom, consistent with a handheld mirror.
The image shows a round disc of dark greenish patinated metal (likely copper alloy) with mottled surface corrosion. From the lower edge of the disc there is a single short, pointed/rounded handle that is narrower than the disc, suggesting a stand/handle attachment rather than a separate blade. No ornamented border, central design, or clear relief is visible on the disc surface due to heavy patination and wear. The background is neutral and no other objects or inscriptions are visible. There are no legible hieroglyphs, or any Greek/Coptic/Arabic text apparent in the photograph.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession X249.50 tier-2
- BKM-Object 119448 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- 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.