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Bronze Mirror

Dynasty Dynasty 19 (Ancient Egyptian, 1295–1186 BCE)
Period New Kingdom Period (Ancient Egyptian, 1550–1070 BCE)
Place of OriginEgypt, Balabish necropolis
Date19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Dimensions5 in. (12.7 cm)
Mediumbronze
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund
Object number
1915.103
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Label TextThis polished bronze mirror was likely owned by a woman and buried with her at Balabish, a cemetery in southern Egypt excavated in 1915. Mirrors were both practical objects and symbols of beauty, light, and rebirth. Though its original tomb is not recorded, this mirror belongs to the New Kingdom period (c. 1295–1070 BCE), when personal grooming tools were often placed in burials. The Balabish excavation revealed the range of objects included in tombs across different social groups.
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Dynasty 19
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
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Dynasty 19
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
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19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Ivory gaming reed
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Dynasty 19
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Ivory Gaming Reed
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Dynasty 19
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Ivory Gaming Reed
Ivory Gaming Reed
Dynasty 19
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Necklace of Beads
Necklace of Beads
Dynasty 19
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Beads
Beads
Dynasty 19
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Beads
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Dynasty 19
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
Bronze Mirror Case
Bronze Mirror Case
325 BCE-250 CE
Bronze Mirror
Bronze Mirror
325 BCE-250 CE

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