"TLV mirror" is the name given by archeologists to a type of bronze mirror that was popular during the Han dynasty in China. They are called TLV mirrors because symbols resembling the Latin letters "T
TLV mirror from the Eastern Han period
TLV mirror from the Han dynasty
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
TLV mirror
…TLV mirror" is the name given by archeologists to a type of bronze mirror that was popular during the Han dynasty in China. They are called TLV mirrors because symbols resembling the Latin letters "T," "L" and "V" are cast…
Etruscan mirror back incised with the Judgement of Paris, 4th–3rd century BCE (Musée du Louvre)
Newly-made Aranmula Kannadi, Kerala, India
Maid holding folding mirror for her mistress, Greece, c. 100 BCE