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Mirror with Handle in the Form of a Hathor Emblem

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Disk: silver; handle: wood (modern) sheathed in gold (ancient), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Rights: Public Domain
Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1919 1920
Title: Mirror with Handle in the Form of a Hathor Emblem
Description:
Disk: silver; handle: wood (modern) sheathed in gold (ancient), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18.

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