30 avril 2025
Mirror, Dynasty 18, New Kingdom, ca. 1478–1390 B.C.E.
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Mirror, Dynasty 18, New Kingdom, 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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