Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · cosmetic_object

Model mirror of Hapi Anhktifi

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Description

Model mirror, Hapiankhtifi. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood, paint. 0.085m 0.075m. 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.

A damaged Egyptian wooden object showing a circular/oval top with a separate handle-like shaft beneath; the surfaces retain traces of red/brown and gray paint.

The image depicts a small handheld object composed of two parts: an oval-to-round disk at the top and a long, narrow shaft extending downward, with a notch-like area where the head meets the handle. The head appears segmented or broken into several pieces and lacks clear decorative details due to flaking and loss. Surviving surface areas show patches of painted color (notably reddish and brownish areas with gray residues), consistent with remaining pigment on a wooden body. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible in the photograph, and no clear mirror surface is distinguishable from the current damage and missing paint. There are no readable Greek/Coptic/Arabic texts. Overall condition is poor with substantial breakage and paint loss; the object’s form is consistent with a small model/mirror-like implement but specific identification to Hapi Anhktifi is not visually confirmed.

unclear Middle Kingdom (per catalogue); visually undetermined from image alone poor
Materials woodpaint

Connections

Found at Meir
Deities Hapi
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281680 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 12.183.19a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546294 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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