Personal Mirror

44.19.355

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Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool, World Museum

About this object

Round mirror with long tang. Trace of textile pattern on the surface. Label stuck to the surface from 1912 when the object was loaned to Glasgow Art Gallery and Museums.

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Object specifics

Type

Personal Object
Culture

New Kingdom
Artist/Maker
Place made

Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Date made

1550 BC - 1069 BC about
Materials

Bronze
Location

Item not currently on display
Acquisition

Purchased from Mrs E J F Hearne, 1944
Collector

Amy Urlin
Place collected

Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Date collected

1912 before
Measurements

170 mm x 126 mm x 3 mm
Related people

Margaret Joyce Edelweiss Hearne ( Previous owner); Amy Urlin ( Collector, previous owner)

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Ownership

Previous owners

Margaret Joyce Edelweiss Hearne
Owned from: 1932
How acquired: Inherited from Urlin
Owned until: 1944
Disposal method: Sold
Amy Urlin
Owned from: 1912
How acquired: Excavation or Purchase
Owned until: 1932
Disposal method: Bequest

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Personal Mirror

44.19.355

Part of

Ancient Egypt collection