65 - Egyptian Bronze Mirror with Wooden Handle. Previously with Rupert Wace Ltd

Egyptian Bronze Mirror with Wooden Handle. Previously with Rupert Wace Ltd New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1550-1070 B.C. The rounded cylindrical handle narrowing towards the base and decorated with three horizontal bands; the circular, heavy bronze mirror highly polished and relatively small; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. Cf. Christie's, 7 December 2006, no.21, for a near-identical example; for a mirror with a similar club handle dating to the New Kingdom, see E. Brovarski, S. K. Doll and R. A. Freed (eds.), Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 BC, Boston, 1982, p. 188, fig.219; Vandier d Abbadie, J., Les objets de toilette gyptiens au Mus e du Louvre, Paris, 1972, pp. 169-170, no. 756, for a similar mirror and handle; 180, 182, for examples of hem handles. 766 grams total, 29 cm high including stand (11 3/8 in.). with Rupert Wace, Ancient Art, 2003. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13517-263432. The club-type handle resembles the hieroglyph hem, which can mean 'servant'. Therefore, the handle is thought to represent the mirror disc's servant. This type appears in pictorial scenes; for example, a similar smaller disc mirror with a hem handle is depicted in the Theban tomb (TT 60) of Senet (Davies, N.de G., The Tomb of Antefoker, Vizier of Sesostris I, and of His Wife, Senet, London 1930, pl. 30), and another with a larger disc and a shorter hem handle is depicted on the inside of the coffin of Sebeka (Steindorff, G., Grabfunde des mittleren Reichs in den k niglichen Museen zu Berlin. Part 2: Der Sarg des Sebk.-o.- ein Grabfund aus Gebelen, Berlin, 1896, 2, pl. 2). TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.