Amid the thousands of treasures in the Cincinnati Art Museum’s East Asian art collection, a small bronze mirror dating back to the 15th or 16th century always seemed rather unremarkable.

Hou-Mei Sung says a 21-centimeter bronze mirror thought to be from the 16th century had an unexpected feature. If you shine a light on it, it reflects a projected image of a Buddha. “We all know ...

The bronze mirror was found at the Nakashima archaeological site in Fukuoka's Hakata Ward. It was made in China during the Later Han Dynasty, between 25 A.D. and 220 A.D., and measures about four ...

Danyusemungyeong, a bronze mirror with geometric patterns, was created about 2,500 years ago during the Middle Bronze Age. Due to its elaborate patterns, it is also called Jeongmungyeong. The artifact ...

A DOCUMENTARY film about the research into a Iron Age bronze mirror will reveal more about the rare artefact. Staff at the Oxfordshire Museum want to use the film to explain hidden secrets behind ...

Neil MacGregor tells the story of a bronze mirror found at the bottom of a sacred pond. Show more The history of humanity as told through one hundred objects from the British Museum in London.

The bronze mirror that was unearthed in the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun. [Photo provided to China Daily] A polished bronze mirror unearthed in China's most complete Western Han Dynasty (206 BC ...

Human remains buried with a 2,300-year-old bronze mirror in Israel may be the first ever found of an ancient Greek courtesan who accompanied the Hellenistic armies on their campaigns. When you ...

The mission also found a cache of New Kingdom-era discoveries dating back to the 15th century BC, including a bronze mirror, bracelets, necklaces, earring and anklets. Photographs released by the ...