Model mirror of Hapiankhtifi
Description
Model mirror, Hapiankhtifi. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood, paint, gold leaf. 0.085m. From: Tomb of Hapiankhtifi, Mummy, Meir, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910–12. Credit: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1912.
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 an Egyptian hand-held mirror model with a circular, gold-colored backing and a decorated handle topped by a small attachment.
The object is shown against a plain background. The main feature is a large circular disk with a mottled, gold leaf-like surface, heavily abraded and worn, with visible cracks/flaking. Attached at the center/underside of the disk is a short handle in darker material; the handle bears remaining traces of red-brown and gold decoration (including a banded/triangular motif area near the top and vertical areas of gold-colored patterning). The handle appears broken or missing some segments near the top, but the general mirror-like form is clear. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or legible painted texts are visible in this image. No specific deity iconography is clearly identifiable from the decoration visible on the handle/disc.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281549 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.183.18a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546293 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.