Mirror
Cast bronze mirrors were often used for divination or magical medicine. The polished metallic front provided a reflective surface. Often, the decoration on the back depicted the zodiac or mythological themes. The iconography of eagle-and-man pictured on this small mirror has parallels in material excavated from a Ghaznavid palace in Uzbekistan.
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