Part of human nature, it seems, is a Narcissus-like desire to gaze at shimmering surfaces that return our reflection and ...

In the 1800s, highly toxic mercury was largely replaced with silver solutions; in the 20th century, aluminum emerged as a less-expensive alternative. More recently, so-called perfect mirrors have ...

This is one of very few Roman mirrors of this type known from anywhere in the Roman Empire. A slave would have held the mirror by the ornate handles so that the lady could view her face in the ...