One of the many fascinating things about all objects ancient would have to be the mirrors. I've long since held a fascination for them, and equally have long since wanted to make a lovely little brass one of my own - but the super high polish that's required kind of puts me off a bit - I'll gather the time and courage one day though, for now it's become one of those "future projects".
Here's a few early ancient examples, from a time when the the mirror was also a fine art object...
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| iron age, image from here |
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| egyptian, image from here |
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| egyptian, image from here |
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| roman, image from here |
And here's some contemporary versions that I'd die to have adorn my walls and shelves -
from the artist Moire Nishimura
brought to my attention by Miss Moss
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