Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Mirror of the Chief of the Southern Tens Reniseneb
Description
Unalloyed copper, gold, ebony
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 ancient Egyptian cosmetic or ritual mirror with inscriptions on the handle.
The object is a beautifully crafted mirror featuring a metal disc with a patina on one side and a handle made of wood or possibly bronze with intricate gold or gilded embellishments. The handle has hieroglyphic inscriptions, indicating its potential significance in ritual or everyday life activities. The craftsmanship suggests attention to both functional and decorative aspects.
daily life
New Kingdom
good
Materials
bronzegold
Signs
bird
reed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248189 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1351 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544234 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.