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36 - Mirror with handle showing a concubine The young girl is wea…
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Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
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Mirror with handle showing a concubine The young girl is wearing a short wig made up of thick plaits. Her long, slender arms support the upper part of the handle, forming a half-lotus profile. The feet rest on a pedestal decorated with a tenon, now completely blunted, used to mount it on a tripod. The head is surmounted by a papyrus capital with chiselled leaf tops. The handle is topped by a circular disc evoking the sun. A rivet holds the two parts together. Copper alloy. Traces of textile weft on the disc. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty (1550-1292 BC) Height: 22.5 cm; diameter: 13.6 cm Provenance: - Former collection of Joseph Laissus (1900-1969), then by descent. - Acquired, according to the notes accompanying the object, from the Pierre Louÿs estate in 1938. Notes relating to the mirror will be given to the buyer, including a letter dated 1951. These mirrors were mainly found in female burials and were sometimes inserted into the mummies' strips. Similar models are in the Louvre, the Brooklyn Museum and the Cleveland Museum, among others.
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About the sale Archaeology & Arts of Islam and India
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Auction time 06/26/2026 at 1:30 PM
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