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Heavy Egyptian Bronze Mirror, New Kingdom, 1570-1070 BC

Pristine Egyptian mirror with almost round disk.

The tang stepped at the joint to the disk, the spur with one gouged side.

The average thickness of 5 mm gives the piece a weight of 662 g.

For a closely related mirror cf. no. 778 in: J. Vandier d’Abbadie. Catalogue des objets de toilette égyptiens au Musée du Louvre. Paris 1972.

Museum quality and condition. Pristine patina. Insert into a handle-shaped plexiglas stand.

D. 14.2 (5.6 in), H. 18.5 cm (7.3 in)
H. with stand 22.3 cm (8.8 in)

Koller Auktionen Zurich, September 2009 sale, lot no. 5469.

3400 USD