mostly-history:Ancient Egyptian mirror with Hathor’s head on the handle (during the reign of
mostly-history: Ancient Egyptian mirror with Hathor’s head on the handle (during the reign of Thutmose III, c. 1479 – 25 BC). Found in Thebes, Upper Egypt, in the tomb of Menhet, Menwi and Merti (three minor foreign-born wives of Thutmose III). The mirror’s handle was originally made of wood (now restored) covered in gold foil, and the disk is silver. The use of gold & silver, rather than wood & bronze, shows that it belonged to a member of the elite (i.e. one of Thutmose III’s wives). The pharaoh’s cartouche is inscribed above Hathor’s face. Egyptian mirrors often had religious/magical motifs. Hathor was a protector of women, and a goddess of fertility, sexuality and love. -- source link