Genuine Islamic bronze mirror circa 900-1100 AD, from Pakistan

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Genuine Islamic Persian bronze mirror circa 900-1100 AD, from Pakistan Mirror surface has a pronounced convex shape in order to catch and reflect as much space as possible. The reverse surface has pronounced concave shape with 4 concentric bands of different meander ornaments. The knob is not complete and we dont know for sure was it an original design or it was broken later. Diameter: 7.3 cm = 73 mm You'll get the same item as it is showing in the photos. Persian Empire The Persian Empire is any of a series of imperial dynasties centered in Persia (now Iran) with boundaries that fluctuated around that core, extending far into regions that would later become Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan. The first of these was established by Cyrus The Great over 2,500 years ago, in 550 BC, but the existence of dynastic rule centered in the region was absent after a series of foreign invasions, starting by Arab conquest of Persia and later Mongol Invasion, for an 850 year period from 651 AD until 1501 AD. The main religion was Zoroastrianism, founded by Zarathushtra or so called by the Medes Zoroaster. The Persian empire also had an elite guard for the shah called the immortal. Dynasties that have been counted as instances of the Persian Empire include: Achaemenid Empire (550330 BC), also called "First Persian Empire" Parthian Empire (247 BC224 AD, also called "Arsacid Empire" Sasanian Empire (224651 AD), also called "Neo-Persian Empire" and "Second Persian Empire" History of Iran under: Safavid dynasty (15011736 AD) Afsharid dynasty (17361796 AD) Zand dynasty (17501794 AD) Qajar dynasty (17851925 AD) Pahlavi dynasty (19251979 AD) Original: Yes Circa: 1000 Original: Yes Circa: 1000 Original: Yes Circa: 1000 Original: Yes Circa: 1000 Original: Yes

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