Mirror Case

This small circular bronze mirror is slightly irregular in shape and decorated very simply, with radiating lines raised in relief around the central loop handle. Although now cover...

A well-articulated, relief lip encircles the periphery of this circular mirror; on the mirror's decorated back, a single bowstring line rises in relief about one centimeter in from...

Among the most characteristic and compelling art forms of the Qajar period (1779–1924) in Iran are works in “lacquer.” Technically distinct from East Asian lacquers, these are esse...

A well-articulated, concave lip borders the periphery of this circular mirror; the mirror's slightly countersunk back is flat and unembellished, save for two concentric pairs of in...

A well-articulated, relief lip encircles the periphery of this circular mirror, whose decorated back features three concentric rings of stylized pine-needle clusters. The outside r...

A well-articulated, relief lip borders this square mirror's decorated back, which is further embellished with a scrolling-floral pattern that sports one blossom at each corner. Eig...

A well-articulated, relief lip encloses this mirror, which is generally circular in form, though its lip and border are segmented into five well-defined lobes. The mirror's decorat...

A thin, well-defined, relief lip borders this circular mirror's decorated back. The decorative scheme is organized into five concentric rings with the crouching-beast-form boss at ...