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Hand mirrors
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In making these mirrors the disk and the handle were cast separately. The bronze disc was polished to a high shine and the handle adorned with decorative details, such as openwork motifs or gilded reliefs. Bronze mirrors could also have a ritual function, whereby the image of the divinity was reflected in the polished surface and thus establishing a connection between the spiritual and the mundane worlds.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHandspiegels. 1300 - 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
