Mirror Disk
ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.
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Object Label
Mirror disks such as this one had decorated handles attached to the tiny trapezoidal tangs. When British archaeologists discovered this disk in a Middle Kingdom tomb, no trace of the handle remained.
Caption
Mirror Disk, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Copper alloy, 4 3/16 x 4 1/8 in. (10.6 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 26.815. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Mirror Disk
Date
ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 12 to Dynasty 13
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place excavated: Tomb 1603, Abydos, Egypt
Medium
Copper alloy
Classification
Dimensions
4 3/16 x 4 1/8 in. (10.6 x 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Accession Number
26.815
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