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Mirror with Falcons

1540–1296 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18

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Medium
mirror of copper, handle of tin-bronze
Measurements
Overall: 18.6 x 11.7 cm (7 5/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.675.b
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Not on view
Print
A bronze mirror consists of a tapered, cylindrical handle swelling near the middle before narrowing toward the base. A wide neck flares into two horizontal arms with triangular cutouts, each terminating in a falcon figure facing away from the center. The dark, heavily oxidized surface alternates between deep brown and muted green. Light glints off the rugged, pitted texture, highlighting weathered edges and the ancient metal's sharp, irregular contours.

Mirror with Falcons

1540–1296 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18

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