Ivory Lion Mirror

Ivory Lion Mirror

Description:

Bronze and ivory mirror; ivory mirror handle with square top and rounded base carved with a scene of a lion attacking a bull; cylindrical handle tapering slightly to rounded knob base; additional flat piece of ivory at top with holes for mirror attachment; hammered bronze mirror disc with tapering tang for attachment to handle; handle and mirror now separate.


Dimensions: Diameter: 13.10 millimetres disc ; Height: 17.40 centimetres disc ; Height: 23.50 centimetres handle ; Thickness: 0.20 millimetres disc ; Thickness: 2.90 millimetres handle ; Width: 8.30 centimetres handle


Object Type: mirror


Techniques: carved; hammered

Period:

Late Bronze Age III

Date:

1250 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.402