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Mirror handle
Egyptian
Late Middle Kingdom to early New Kingdom
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III, 309
Medium/Technique
Silver
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1789b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionThis silver-covered handle in the form of a lotus blossom once held the reflective disk, 20.1789a. The handle is now in four pieces with smaller fragments, severely corroded corroded.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K III, 309. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)