Saite Period, 624-525 BC. A bronze hand-mirror with discoid plate and handle formed as a lotus flower. 204 grams, 25cm (10"). Property of a South African lady; formerly in the private collection of Dr. Frederick Lorch, Swiss geologist and author on Egyptian antiquities, and managing director of S.A. Minerals Corporation; acquired from the early 1960s to the early 1980s; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by the original 1963 paid invoice from Spink & Son, Ltd, 5,6 & 7, King Street, St. James's, London, SW1. Fine condition.