Late Bronze Age III
Ivory Lion Mirror
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
Date
1250 - 1050 BC
Accession No.
1897,0401.402
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Enkomi
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