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Reflective object made of bronze or copper
Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, sometimes termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite
Bronze_mirror
Alloy of copper and tin
resistant bronze alloy. Before it became possible to produce glass with acceptably flat surfaces, bronze was a standard material for mirrors. Bronze was used
Bronze
Object that reflects an image
Common metal mirrors tarnished and required frequent polishing. Bronze mirrors had low reflectivity and poor color rendering, and stone mirrors were much
Mirror
Etruscan mythical character
inscriptions. Inscriptions to the god Leinth have only been identified on two bronze mirrors and a single fragment of ceramic, found within an artisan's zone on
Leinth
English historical artefact
Desborough Mirror is an intricately decorated English bronze mirror dated to c. 50 BC – 50 AD. It consists of a cast handle and a circular mirror plate, which
Desborough_Mirror
Metallic mirrors of ancient China
The mirrors were made out of solid bronze. The front was polished and could be used as a mirror, while the back has a design cast in the bronze, or other
Chinese_magic_mirror
Iron-age mirror in Seoul, South Korea
The bronze mirror with fine linear design is the 141st National Treasure of South Korea. The object is a bronze mirror produced in the late Bronze Age
Bronze Mirror with Fine Linear Design
Bronze_Mirror_with_Fine_Linear_Design
Sacred mirrors used in Shinto
received a hundred bronze mirrors from Wei, suggesting that Japan's divine mirror culture is an import from China. The divine mirror at Iishi Shrine in
Mirrors_in_Shinto
Type of mirror
second-surface mirror with the reflective surface behind a transparent substrate such as glass or acrylic. Historically, the bronze mirror, an FSM type
First-surface_mirror
Historical period (c. 3300–1200 BCE)
The Bronze Age is an archaeological and anthropological term defining a phase in the development of material culture among ancient societies in Asia, the
Bronze_Age
Legendary tokens of authority in Korean mythology
Ch'oe Namsŏn, the treasures consist of three bronze items; a bronze dagger, a bronze mirror and a bronze bell. These items were mostly used as religious
Three_Heavenly_Seals
Japanese bronze mirror
鈴鏡, lit. 'bell mirror') is an ancient type of Japanese round bronze mirror made in the late Kofun period (5th – 6th century). The mirror is so named because
Rei-kyō
Type of bronze mirror that was popular during the Han dynasty in China
mirror" is the name given by archeologists to a type of bronze mirror that was popular during the Han dynasty in China. They are called TLV mirrors because
TLV_mirror
English historical artefact
The Birdlip Mirror is an intricately decorated ornamented bronze mirror from the late-Iron Age. It was found in 1879 near Birdlip, Gloucestershire in
Birdlip_Mirror
Han dynasty bronze mirror
Mirror with linked arcs (内行花文鏡, Naikoukamonkyō) are a type of bronze mirror that was popular in the late Han dynasty in China. They were imported from
Mirror_with_linked_arcs
Chinese literary metaphor
The sun-mirror (Chinese: 陽燧; pinyin: yángsuì) and moon-mirror (Chinese: 方諸; pinyin: fāngzhū) were bronze tools used in ancient China. A sun-mirror was a
Chinese_sun_and_moon_mirrors
Fictional character
Epiur is an Etruscan mythological figure that appears on bronze Etruscan engraved mirrors. He is shown as an infant that has the face of a young man. He
Epiur
Moon Kami in Shinto and Japanese mythology
Izanagi and Izanami-no-Mikoto, and another that he emerged from a white bronze mirror held in Izanagi’s right hand. The domains these deities govern, such
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
Historic site in Wakayama, Japan
Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan is a National Treasure of Japan. It is a bronze mirror cast with 48 Chinese characters around the fifth century. It is an important
Suda_Hachiman_Shrine_Mirror
Etruscan goddess
represents the meaning of Hercle's Greek name "Glory of Hera". Bronze mirror from Volterra. Bronze mirror depicting Uni nursing Hercle, featuring Tinia, Menrva
Uni_(mythology)
Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom, and medicine
seen as the protector of Hercle (Heracles) and Pherse (Perseus). On a bronze mirror found at Praeneste, she attends Perseus, who consults two Graeae, and
Menrva
Etruscan goddess of the Earth
Terra. In Etruscan mythology, Cel was the mother of a giant Celsclan. A bronze mirror from the 5th century BC depicts a theomachy in which Celsclan ("son
Cel_(goddess)
Etruscan dawn goddess
However Etruscan mirrors with figures do have names engraved beside them. As with Greek art depictions, Thesan is depicted in bronze mirrors entreating upon
Thesan
Sacred mirror that is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan
Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡) is a sacred bronze mirror that is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. The Yata no Kagami represents "wisdom" or "honesty," depending
Yata_no_Kagami
lit. 'mirror') is a ritual brass, copper, or bronze mirror used in shamanism in some parts of Mongolia and in the Republic of Buryatia. The mirror is typically
Toli_(shamanism)
Indian handmade metal-alloy mirrors
a type of speculum metal, counting as a bronze mirror. It is polished for several days to achieve the mirror's reflective surface. The polishing is done
Aranmula_kannadi
Ancient type of Japanese bronze mirror
A Shinjū-kyō (神獣鏡; "deity and beast mirror") is an ancient type of Japanese round bronze mirror decorated with images of gods and animals from Chinese
Shinju-kyo
Ancient Etruscan god
wearing a lionskin. He is a popular subject in Etruscan art, particularly bronze mirrors, which show him engaged in adventures not known from the Greek myths
Hercle
Japanese historical period from 200 BC to AD 300
the bronze and copper weapons, dōkyō, dōtaku, as well as irrigated paddy rice cultivation. Three major symbols of Yayoi culture are the bronze mirror, the
Yayoi_period
Etruscan goddess
Dionysus, by Zeus. Her name also is sometimes spelled Semia. An Etruscan bronze mirror from the 4th century BCE depicts a woman, labeled as Semla, holding
Semla_(mythology)
Kind of mirror
inscribed mirror (銘帯鏡, Meitai-kyō; also "variant character inscribed mirror" (異体字銘帯鏡, ita ijime itai kyō)) is a type of Chinese bronze mirror in which
Inscribed_mirror
Topics referred to by the same term
magic mirror, a Chinese bronze mirror Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse, a 2002 video game All pages with titles beginning with Magic mirror All
Magic_mirror
Type of mirror
large inward-looking flower mirror (大型内行花文鏡, Ō gatana ikou ka mon kyō) is a type of copper mirror. A large bronze mirror, 46.5cm in diameter, excavated
Large_flower_mirror
Chinese decorated bronzes deposited as grave goods
tall, broad bronze dish for water, or a circular bronze mirror, usually with intricate ornamentation on the back. The modern meaning is a mirror. Jué (钁):
Chinese_ritual_bronzes
Roman god of freshwater and the sea
spring from the earth with a blow of his trident. A late-fourth-century bronze mirror in the Vatican Museums (Museo Gregoriano Etrusco: C.S.E. Vaticano 1
Neptune_(mythology)
Highly reflective copper-tin alloy
the European Middle Ages, giving better reflectivity than the usual bronze mirrors, and tarnishing more slowly. However, tin was expensive, and the composition
Speculum_metal
Daughter of Minos in Greek mythology
is paired with Dionysus, in Etruscan "Fufluns", on Etruscan engraved bronze mirror backs, where the Athenian cultural hero Theseus is absent, and Semele
Ariadne
the most prominent evidence discovered concerning Lur is a bronze mirror from Vulci. The mirror is an extension of Lurs relationship with Tinia. In the Lexicon
Lur_(deity)
American poet (born 1950)
nonfiction, but also the novels in her Avalokiteśvara trilogy: Silk Road, Bronze Mirror, and Manchu Palaces. Born 1950, in Washington, D.C., Larsen grew up
Jeanne_Larsen
Sex of an organism that produces ovums
was associated with Venus, goddess of beauty, because it resembles a bronze mirror with a handle, but modern scholars consider that fanciful, and the most
Female
Etruscan water god
accompanied by his trident between two dolphins. NETHUNS is engraved on a bronze Etruscan mirror in the Museo Gregoriano in the Vatican. The transliteration "Nathuns"
Nethuns
Type of free-standing mirror
handheld mirrors of Antiquity. Story of Medusa and Perseus suggests that it was possible to use a polished shield as a large-size mirror. A bronze mirror found
Cheval_mirror
Late bronze age artifacts of Korean peninsula
slender bronze daggers, two bronze bells with eight heads, two bronze bells with twin heads, a bronze hand knife, a bronze ax, and two bronze mirrors with
Bronze Artifacts from Daegok-ri, Hwasun
Bronze_Artifacts_from_Daegok-ri,_Hwasun
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
Historic Site of Japan in 2001. It is noted for the 33 triangular-rimmed bronze mirrors with divine beasts that were excavated in almost the same arrangement
Kurozuka_Kofun
Historic site in Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
a small bronze bell made of gneiss was also unearthed. Some of the jar coffins are accompanied by grave goods such as about 30 bronze mirrors made during
Suguokamoto_Site
Shinto shrine in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan
Romon Bronze Mirror Shinju-kyo (神獣鏡), Eastern Wu. This bronze mirror was recovered from the nearby Toriiharakitsunezuka Kofun burial mound. The mirror has
Ichinomiya_Sengen_Shrine
Ancient Chinese board game for two players
dynasty bronze mirror, known from their distinctive markings as TLV mirrors. There is some debate over whether the Liubo pattern on these mirrors was simply
Liubo
Etruscan deity
on an engraved Etruscan bronze mirror in late Archaic style, formerly on the Roman antiquities market. On Etruscan mirrors in Classical style, he appears
Śuri
Etruscan god of the sun
late 6th century BCE. The Etruscans were expert bronze-workers, and many bronze sculptures and mirror engravings depicting Usil survive. The god was usually
Usil
Historical Japanese State
inward-looking flower mirror (inward-looking flower mirror) 4 sides(5 sides)）、The collection includes 35 bronze mirrors (32 rectangular four-faced mirrors, 2 four-leaf
Itokoku
Archaeological site in Japan
from outside the coffin, and one thin bronze spear, one medium-thin bronze spear, more than 35 bronze mirrors, eight glass bi, three glass magatama,
Mikumo_Iwara
South Korean writer (born 1947)
daughter must undergo. "The Bronze Mirror" is in at least two collections, including the seminal Land of Exile. In "The Bronze Mirror" an elderly couple live
O_Jeonghui
Enchantress-goddess in Greek mythology
side, one of them laying his hand familiarly on the hero's shoulder. A bronze mirror relief in the Fitzwilliam Museum is also Etruscan and is inscribed with
Circe
Mythological creatures in Chinese constellations
Bronze mirror with cosmological decoration from the Belitung shipwreck, including Bagua and the Four Auspicious Beasts
Four_Symbols
Ethiopian king in Greek mythology
Nereus' daughter or Tithonus' bride." This event, described in the Aeneid, mirrors a similar scene in Homer's Iliad (Hom. Il. 18.558-709). Psychostasia: (The
Memnon
Copper alloy
been in use since the late nineteenth century as kitchenware and mirrors. Bismuth bronze was also found in ceremonial Inca knives at Machu Picchu. Recently
Bismuth_bronze
Decorative back of bronze mirror, with birds, from the Belitung shipwreck.
Birds_in_Chinese_mythology
Cluster of kofun burial mounds in Ōno, Chūbu, Japan
eight have been excavated, and from the grave goods recovered (haniwa, bronze mirrors, horse fittings, iron and wooden implements, iron swords and spearheads)
No_Kofun_Cluster
Etruscan birth goddess
attributed to birth. They both appear in several scenes on Etruscan Bronze Mirrors such as the birth of Fufluns and the presentation of Epiur, for Thalna
Ethausva
Etruscan goddess of love and fertility
denoted her divinity. Turan appears in toilette scenes of Etruscan bronze mirrors. She is richly robed and jeweled in early and late depictions, but appears
Turan_(mythology)
Person trained to practise a form of divination
archeological artifacts depict Etruscan haruspicy. These include a bronze mirror with an image of a haruspex dressed in Etruscan priest's clothing, holding
Haruspex
Ancient site in Bronze Age Pylos, Greece
representation of a griffin in a rocky landscape. A bronze mirror with an ivory handle. Thin bands of bronze (remains of the warrior's armor). Boar tusks, possibly
Griffin_Warrior_Tomb
Prehistoric site in Japan
with ornaments such as glass tubular beads. Bronze mirrors from China, Japanese-style bronze mirrors, bronze daggers, coins, bells, and halberds, iron tools
Yoshinogari_site
Etruscan deity
was the son of Hercle, the Etruscan equivalent of Heracles. On two bronze mirrors, Maris appears in scenes depicting an immersion rite presumably to ensure
Maris_(mythology)
Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles
Hercules was a favorite subject for Etruscan art, and appears often on bronze mirrors. The Etruscan form Herceler derives from the Greek Heracles via syncope
Hercules
Etruscan goddess of childbirth
Etruscan art in the company of Turan, Tinia, and Menrva. On Etruscan bronze mirrors Thalna is present and looking on in scenes pertaining to birth and infancy
Thalna
Sculpture by Fernando Botero
Woman with Mirror (Spanish: Mujer con espejo) is a 1987 bronze sculpture in Madrid, Spain, by the Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero. The 1,000-kilogram
Woman_with_Mirror
Group of kofun burial mounds in Japan
goods, including one triangular-rimmed bronze mirror, one bronze mirror depicting four animals, two bronze mirrors depicting flowers, magatama, tubular
Mikuriyama_Kofun_group
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Shizuoka, Japan
the year 239 AD Emperor Cao Rui sent "one hundred bronze mirrors" to Queen Himiko of Wa, and mirrors of this design, was subsequently manufactured in Japan
Akamonue_Kofun
Group of burial mounds in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
the 4th century). Excavation of one of the round tumuli recovered a bronze mirror, a helmet with a hammer, iron swords, (including a ceremonial a meandering
Nakaoda_Kofun_Cluster
Ancient Japanese tomb
beast bronze mirror that was buried with the tomb, as well as 23 fragments of a deliberately broken picture-and-text-belted divine beast bronze mirror and
Hokenoyama_Kofun
Five story tall tower with eight sides in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
pagoda bricks and decorative elements, one plain bronze mirror, one iron mirror, two bronze cymbals, one bronze lantern, two silver ornaments, and 100 The Kaiyuan
Leifeng_Pagoda
1890 book by James Frazer
though it is actually Lake Avernus. The lake of Nemi, also known as "Diana's Mirror", was a place where religious ceremonies and the "fulfillment of vows" of
The_Golden_Bough
Mythology of the greater Chinese area
narrative is known from the Shang oracle bones and shells. Very ancient bronze pieces have also been found, especially beginning in the Zhou dynasty (founded
Chinese_mythology
Historic site in Japan
artifacts were recovered from the southern burial vicinity, including a bronze mirror, magatama, tubular beads, fragments of swords, armor and whetstones
Ōtsukayama_Kofun
Signature pavilion at Expo 2025
the pavilion's theme is the polished bronze mirror historically used in East Asia; the act of polishing the mirror informed the thematic metaphor of "polishing
Null²
3rd-century Queen of Yamataikoku
Kofun sites in kinki region, have revealed Chinese-style bronze mirrors, called shinju-kyo ("mirror decorated with gods and animals") . Many scholars who
Himiko
the potential of solar energy technology, he designed a tin-plated bronze mirror, almost one meter in diameter, which he used to reflect the sun’s rays
François_Villette
Japanese royal
Kumanokusubi was the fifth. In some versions, Amaterasu gave Amenooshihomimi a bronze mirror, which was called Yata no Kagami. In many versions, Amenooshihomimi
Ame-no-oshihomimi
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2008. It is noted for the bronze mirrors found within. These and other artifacts excavated from the tumulus are
Izumi_Koganezuka_Kofun
Graphical symbols used in astrology and astronomy
media related to Venus symbols. A bronze mirror, of the type associated with Venus Cupid holding up a similar mirror to Venus The Venus symbol, representing
Planetary_symbols
Biblical ritual object for washing the priests' hands and feet
making a sacrifice. Both the laver and its base were to be made of bronze. Bronze mirrors supplied by the Israelite women who served at the Tabernacle door
Bronze_laver
Ancestors of the Japanese people
for Educators | Columbia University". "Pitt Rivers Museum Body Arts | Bronze mirror". Keally, Charles T. (3 June 2006). "Yayoi Culture". Japanese Archaeology
Yayoi_people
Japanese decorative craft
especially lacquer-backed luodian on bronze mirrors, which was a treasure of craftsmanship in this period. Bronze mirrors with luodian lacquer backs have been
Raden
Roman god
difficult passes of the hills." An Etruscan bronze mirror from Chiusi (ca. 300 BCE), the so-called Casuccini mirror, may depict Inuus. The scene on the back
Inuus
Historical style of weapon
the Korean-style bronze culture, symbolized by bronze mirrors with fine linear design and bronze swords, dagger-axes, and spears. Bronze Age Europe Håga
Bronze_Age_sword
Burial mound in Japan
18 cm, believed to have been a bronze mirror. Chamber No.2 was smaller, but contained an intact Chinese bronze mirror with a diameter of 11.3 cm. Other
Myōkensan_Kofun
Historic site
discovered the remains of a woman with a gold pectoral ornament and a bronze mirror. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Valley of the Kings of Tuva". UNESCO
Mounds valley of Eastern Scythia
Mounds_valley_of_Eastern_Scythia
Burial mound in Kōfu, Japan
floor. Of especial interest were five bronze mirrors, which had been made from the same mold as bronze mirrors recovered from the Bizen Kurumazuka Kofun
Kai_Chōshizuka_Kofun
Etruscan prophet
Latinization of an Etruscan word. The reverse of a third-century BC bronze mirror from Tuscania depicts a youthful haruspex in a conical hat examining
Tages
Kofun period burial mound cluster in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan
included two iron swords, one iron ax, one iron handle, two bronze swords, and one bronze mirror. The construction period is considered to be the first half
Naruto_Itano_Kofun_Cluster
Ancient Egyptian burial customs
of a woman at Deir el-Balah an Egyptian New Kingdom style bronze mirror was found. Bronze was not the only type metal artifact found; in one of the tombs
Anthropoid_ceramic_coffins
Device purported to be used by Archimedes to burn Roman ships
experiment there was no doubt in his mind the great inventor could have used bronze mirrors to scuttle the Romans. In 2008, TV show Richard Hammond's Engineering
Archimedes'_heat_ray
Kofun period burial mounds in Yasugi, Japan
1938, during which time a triangular-rimmed bronze mirror of divine beasts, a square-shaped bronze mirror of four gods, a spindle-shaped stone product
Arashima_Kofun_Cluster
Group of Kofun-period burial mounds in Ōita, Japan
bronze mirrors, one triangular-rimmed dragon and tiger bronze mirror, a jasper ball, an iron sword piece, and an iron ax were unearthed. The bronze mirrors
Kawabe-Takamori_Kofun_Cluster
Museum in Nafplio, Argolis, Greece
strigils, bronze mirrors, and utensils. Particularly noteworthy is a Kore figure (ca. 600 BCE) from the sanctuary of Artemis in Epidauros, a bronze Caryatid-type
Archaeological Museum of Nafplion
Archaeological_Museum_of_Nafplion
Group of kofun burial mounds in Japan
coffin, in which grave goods such as a painted belt with a divine beast bronze mirror and iron weapons were buried. There are similar burial mounds from Kyushu
Makimuku_Kofun_Cluster
Four sacred animals in Chinese mythology
statues of the four Beasts. Patterns of the four holy beasts are found in Bronze mirrors of the Goryeo dynasty and Pottery. Qilin statue at the imperial Summer
Four_Holy_Beasts
agriculture or bronze and iron casting, which were introduced from the mainland. Iron knives and axes, followed by bronze swords, spears and mirrors, were brought
List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)
List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(archaeological_materials)
Burial mound in Hyōgo, Japan
the number of grave goods was smaller and different in nature. One bronze mirror was placed on the chest of the deceased, who also a necklace with magatama
Chasuriyama_Kofun
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