EditorialMirror, 12th?13th century, Attributed to Northwestern Iran or Turkey, Bronze; cast, chased, Diam. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), Metal, Cast bronze mirrors were often used for divination or magical medicine. The polished metallic front provided a reflective surf...
EditorialMirror, 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 copie...
EditorialAn image provided by NASA, a laser reflecting panel, also called a retroreflector, left by Apollo 14 astronauts on the moon in 1971. (NASA via The New York Times)
EditorialMirror, 12th?13th century, Attributed to Northwestern Iran or Turkey, Bronze; cast, chased, Diam. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), Metal, Cast bronze mirrors were often used for divination or magical medicine. The polished metallic front provided a reflective surf...
EditorialMirror, 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 copie...
EditorialMirror, 12th?13th century, Attributed to Northwestern Iran or Turkey, Bronze; cast, chased, Diam. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), Metal, Cast bronze mirrors were often used for divination or magical medicine. The polished metallic front provided a reflective surf...
EditorialMirror, 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 copie...