Mirror Disk, modern handle
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
Middle Kingdom or later (1900-332 BCE)
Metal disc with replaced wood handle
Weight: 0.8 lb. (354.6 g)
Weight: 0.9 lb. (396.7 g)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Harold Goddard Rugg, Class of 1906
157.25.13960
Geography
Place Made: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Personal Gear
Research Area
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Course History
REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Spring 2015
REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Spring 2015
REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Fall 2019
REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Fall 2019
Publication History
"Innovative Egyptians," in "Copper: An Ancient Metal," Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program, Nov. 18, 2010.
Provenance
Collected by Harold Goddard Rugg (1883-1957, Class of 1906), Hanover, New Hampshire; given by his Estate to present collection, 1957.
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