Early mirrors were made of bronze, were small in size, and were usually round in shape. The back of the mirror often carried elaborate ornamental designs. Some mirrors were kept in gold boxes. The two covers in the attached photo belong (?) to two gold mirror containers and are shaped like fans.
Provenance: Ḥimṣ.
Substance: gold.
Diameters: 9.5 cm, and 8.2 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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