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17 janvier 2025

Mirror, Aswan, Egypt, New Kingdom Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1478–1390 B.C.E.

Mirror, Aswan, Egypt, New Kingdom Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1478–1390 B.C.E.

Mirror, Aswan, Egypt, New Kingdom Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1478–1390 B.C.E. Silver and copper alloy, 24.7 x 14 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.635E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

 

The hairstyle of the nude female figure on the handle of this mirror—thick braids surrounding the face—was popular in the middle of the Eighteenth Dynasty, allowing art historians to date the work.

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