Ancient Egyptian Mirrors from the Earliest Times through the Middle Kingdom

Lilyquist, Christine. Ancient Egyptian Mirrors from the Earliest Times through the Middle Kingdom. München, Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1979. First edition. Quarto. xiii, 170pp., 150 figures on plates. Original off-white wraps with black lettering on cover. Munich Egyptological Studies Issue 27.

“The chronological limits of this study are the earliest times and the end of Middle Kingdom, or, for the latter, D.XVII. The geographical limits are generally the boundaries of Egypt, but they have been extended in some instances to include Second Cataract forts, sites in Sudan, and Byblos.” (Author) Illustrated with in-text drawings and 150 drawings and photographs of mirrors on plates at rear. The latter with captions, including references to the treatment of the mirrors in the text. Wraps with light wear along edges, back cover with light crease at upper foredge corner. Some pencil and ink notations in margins of text. Good+ condition. Softcover. (50797) $75