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Mirror with a papyrus-shaped handle displaying a Bat-like face

New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1425 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mirror with a papyrus-shaped handle displaying a Bat-like face
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose III
  • Date: ca. 1479–1425 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III
  • Medium: Silver disk with a wood (modern) handle sheathed in gold; the inlays are modern
  • Dimensions: H. 33.4 × W. 15.5 × D. 2 cm (13 1/8 × 6 1/8 × 13/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1919–1920
  • Object Number: 26.8.98
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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