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Mirror and case
Egyptian or Greek, Ptolemaic
Late Period or Hellenisitc Period
664–300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: A) 12.5 x 17.9 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.) B) Diameter 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.749a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionBronze mirror, heavily incrusted; elliptical with spike on lower edge. Case of bronze, flat with low rim, rather more circular in shape than mirror.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Cemetery. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF.
(Accession Date: April 1, 1888)
(Accession Date: April 1, 1888)