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Etruscan mirror back incised with the Judgement of Paris, 4th–3rd century BCE (Musée du Louvre). Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, sometimes termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from Etruscan Italy to Japan.
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Description: Detail on the backside of a Chinese Western Han Dynasty bronze mirror painted with pigment and designs of flower motif and scenes of daily life during the 2nd century BC.
A diagram representing a convex mirror, which shows its focus, focal length, center of curvature, and the principal axis. It enables the viewer to visualize how the mirror looks and functions. It shows where the mirror reflects the light falling on it, and from where the light could come to be reflected.
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