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Mirror with papyrus-stalk handle

Amarna, house U.35.17
Reign of Akhenaten, 1353 - 1336 B.C.
Bronze, wood;
h. 26.8 cm, diam. 13 cm (disk)
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, The Manchester Museum, University of Manchester

The bronze disk of this mirror would have been polished to a high shine to reflect the user's face.

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