Mirror, 12th–13th century, Found Iran, Nishapur, Bronze; cast, Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Metal, The back of this small mirror is decorated with an allover pattern of six-petal rosettes with a small knob in the center, a feature thought to have been copied from Chinese mirrors. Mirrors made of bronze, which could be polished into a highly reflective surface, were common throughout the medieval world, until they were replaced with silver-coated glass examples
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