MIRROR
Polished surface, intended to reflect objects and the face (Is. 3:23; 2 Cor. 3:18; Jas. 1:23). The mirrors of antiquity were made of cast metal, bronze and other copper alloys (Ex. 38:8; Jb. 37:18); round, oval or square, with a handle. When they rusted, they were polished again (Sir. 12:11).
These objects were not on par with modern mirrors, leaving the image somewhat blurred (1 Cor. 13:12).
Later, in the West, mirrors were made from tin. It is claimed that the inventor of the silver mirror was Praxiteles (Pompey’s time). Gold mirrors were also made.