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Bronze mirror from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt with a handle surmounted by two falcons.

This Chinese bronze mirror with a phoenix motif dates from the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE). The phoenix was the female counterpart to the male dragon in mythology, and it was also a symbol of Chinese empresses. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)

A fresco showing a woman looking in a mirror as she dresses (or undresses) her hair. From the Villa of Arianna at Stabiae (Castellammare di Stabia). 1st century CE. Naples National Archaeological Museum.

An eight-lobed cast bronze mirror with flowers and luan (a mythical bird) decoration. From Mount Tsuwado, Mukuno, Yamaga-machi, Kitsuki-shi, Oita, Japan. Nara Period, 8th century CE. Tokyo National Museum)

Martyrs Mirror, German edition, printed by Ephrata in Pennsylvania in 1784.

A collection of gold Scythian dress ornaments and a mirror. Collection of the Altes Museum, Berlin.

A Korean Bronze Age fine-line geometric mirror discovered at the Yayoi Period site of Ogata, Kashiwara-shi, Osaka, Japan. This specimen dates from the 4th-1st century BCE. (Tokyo National Museum)

An engraved bronze mirror depicting Zao Gongen. From Mt. Omin Peak site, Tenkawa-mura, Nara, Japan. Heian Period, 10-12th century CE. Important Art Object. (Tokyo National Museum)

Engraved Chinese bronze mirror with a deity and horse carriage design. From the 4th-5th century CE Samitatakarazuka Tumulus, Japan. From 2nd-3rd century CE China. Important Cultural Property. (Tokyo National Museum)

Cast in bronze with a floral motif, this back of a Seljuk mirror dates to the 12th-13th century CE. Made in what is now Turkey and acquired in Istanbul. (British Museum, London)