A gold oval disk with a reflective surface forms the mirror itself. Two Hathor faces separate the mirror from the shaft, which is a column that is shaped like a papyrus.

This round disk, used as a mirror, is made of iron with gilded traces and carries the name of Sultan Barsbay.

This masterpiece of art and technology is the actual mirror of Princess Sat-Hathor-Yunet, one of the daughters of Senusert the Second.

The mirror consists of a thick gilt disk that bulges in the center. The handle takes the shape of a small papyrus-shaped column topped with the disk and two falcons of Horus perched with their beaks facing out.

This is a site for getting students looking at their world - and teaching optics at the same time. Students build a modified kaleidoscope that will provide 3-dimensional images. Fun site.

This is a site for getting students looking at their world - and teaching optics at the same time. Students build a modified kaleidoscope that will provide 3-dimensional images. Fun site.

An image of "Mirror with Three Putti", created by Mario Dei Fiori in 1660 (Oil on canvas).

An image of "At the Mirror", created by Georg Friedrich Kersting in 1827 (Oil on canvas, 46 x 35 cm).

An image of "Old Woman at the Mirror", created by Bernardo Strozzi, c. 1615 (Oil on canvas, 132 x 108 cm).

An image of "The Mirror of Venus", created by Edward Burne-Jonesz (Oil on canvas, 120 x 200 cm).

For hundreds of years, Moroccan women have composed fine embroideries and rugs using intricate designs that have been passed down through generations. View these exquisite textiles with large detailed images.

This photo shows the view from inside a kaleidoscope. The shapes and colors are reflected in a symmetrical pattern by the mirrors inside the kaleidoscope.

A discussion from Georgia State University of different types of mirrors and the images which they create. Discusses different instruments which use mirrors to produce images.

Georgia State University provides a discussion of curved mirrors and ray diagrams. Shows and explains the process of drawing a ray diagram to determine the image location, size and orientation.

Georgia State University provides a discussion of curved mirrors and ray diagrams. Shows and explains the process of drawing a ray diagram to determine the image location, size and orientation.

Georgia State University provides a discussion of curved mirrors and ray diagrams. Shows and explains the process of drawing a ray diagram to determine the image location, size and orientation.

Georgia State University provides a discussion of curved mirrors and ray diagrams. Shows and explains the process of drawing a ray diagram to determine the image location, size and orientation.

An image of "Portrait of Catherine II before a Mirror", created by Vigilius Eriksen in 1762 (Oil on canvas, 265 x 203 cm).

An image of "The Broken Mirror", created by Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1763 (Oil on canvas, 56 x 46 cm).

An image of "Madame Jeantaud in the Mirror", created by Edgar Degas in 1875 (Oil on canvas, 70 x 84 cm).

An image of "Two Male Figures Looking in a Mirror and a Putto", created by Jacopo Pontormo from 1515-20 (Black chalk heightened with white on gray-green prepared paper, 422 x 272 mm).

An image of "Venus in front of the Mirror", created by Johann Liss from 1625-26 (Oil on canvas, 83 x 69 cm).

An image of "Venus at her Mirror (The Rokeby Venus)", created by Diego Rodriguez De Silva Y Velazquez from 1649-51 (Oil on canvas, 122,5 x 177 cm).

An image of "Woman Seated before a Mirror", created by Jakab Marastoni during the 1840's (Oil on canvas, 77 x 60,5 cm).