Wednesday, February 18, 2026

An ancient Steel Mirror I

 


This polished mirror is round in shape with a slightly convex surface. The periphery is occupied by numerous tiny holes, probably for inserting hairpins.

Provenance: Aleppo Governorate
Substance: steel. 
Diameter: 8 cm. 
Era: Roman. 
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus


Bašīr Zuhdī. Lamḥā ʿan al-marāyā al-qadīmā wa namāḏiǧihā  fi al-matḥaf al-waṭanī bi Dimašq. Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes XX 1970 (pp. 9 - 27).

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