Caryatid Mirror
c. 1540–1296 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Caryatid Mirror, c. 1540–1296 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18. Bronze with black copper inlay?; overall: 38.9 x 20 cm (15 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.); figure: 16.7 x 4 cm (6 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.); disk: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1983.196 When they were made, this mirror was polished to a brilliant shine; the marvelous colored patina it has since acquired is the result of being buried for years in the ground.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Cosmetic Objects
- Formatted Medium
- bronze with black copper inlay?
- Dimensions
- Overall: 38.9 x 20 cm (15 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Figure: 16.7 x 4 cm (6 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Disk: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1983.196
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1983, Mirrors: Art and Symbol, <em>In the Tomb of Nefertari: Conservation of the Wall Paintings. </em>The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA (12 November 1992-21 February 1993).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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