Egyptian bronze hand mirror

An image of Mirror. Bronze and stone (diorite), height 18.8 cm, circa 1550-1069 B.C. Egyptian. New Kingdom.

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Mirror. Bronze and stone (diorite), height 18.8 cm, circa 1550-1069 B.C. Egyptian. New Kingdom.

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Accession Number: e.ga.280.1949
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 600 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 117.50kB
Exposure time: 1/13
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:05:09 15:15:53

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Ancient Egypt antiquity BC bronze cosmetica Egyptian Fitz_ANT handle handled mirrors New Kingdom

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