Mirror


Hilton Price Number
HP4157
Object Type
Implements and utensils, Cosmetic and medical equipment and implements, Mirror
Material
Metals/alloys (Copper alloy)
Provenance
Egypt, Tuna el Gebel
Measurements
Diameter: 5 inches | Width: 4¾ inches | Height: 8¾ inches
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Animal
Bird

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Description

Mirror, almost circular, having for a handle a nude female, with a wig short behind and longer on the cheeks; she holds a dove(?) against her breast with her right hand, the left is pendent. Plate VIII. Dia. 5 in. X B. 4¾ in., H. 8¾ in. Bronze. Tūna.

Bibliography

Price, Frederick George Hilton (1909) A catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities in the possession of F. G. Hilton Price, Dir.S.A. Vol. II. London: Bernard Quaritch. Anonymous (1911). Catalogue of the important and extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities, the property of the late F. G. Hilton-Price, Esq. [...] : which will be sold by auction by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [...] on Wednesday, 12th July, 1911, and two following days, and on Monday, the 17th of July, and four following days. London: Davy.

Last modified: 07 Oct 2021
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