Mirror

Museum number:
6-14537
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2447 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107 and Acc.54/56/63/107/195
Description:
Bronze mirror; diameter: 16 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 2447 (447), Cemetery 2000, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 2000; T2447
Culture or time period:
Coptic Egypt (312–641 AD)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mirrors
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
diameter 16 centimeters and length 172 millimeters
Comment:
Electrolyzed and Rochelle salt bath. This treatment loosened thinner encrustation and allowed for easy removal by brushing and gentle scraping. (July, 1966)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #79: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert J. Rodden (February 18, 1969–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Mirror, accession number 6-14537, described as Bronze mirror; diameter: 16 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Mirror, accession number 6-14537, described as Bronze mirror; diameter: 16 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Mirror, accession number 6-14537, described as Bronze mirror; diameter: 16 cmHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Mirror, accession number 6-14537, described as Bronze mirror; diameter: 16 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mirror, accession number 6-14537, described as Bronze mirror; diameter: 16 cm

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