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Egyptian bronze hand mirror

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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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