Mirrors
Through a glass darkly........

Iron Age mirrors were made of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin.
Most of the mirrors found are from England, and all of them in the context of grave goods.
They are around 10-12 inches across, and the handles are riveted on, some with an edge binding, also riveted.
The viewing face was highly polished, with the reverse side decorated with a chased {chiselled) design. There is evidence that the design was first laid out using a pair of dividers to scratch fine lines as guides to the final pattern

The line drawings are taken from:
British Museum Pattern Books
Early Celtic Art
by Ian Stead & Karen Hughs

Decoration on the backs of bronze mirrors
Pattern	Source	Photo
	Mayer Collection, Liverpool Museum (244 mm long)
	Aston, Hertfordshire (306 mm long)
	St Keverne, Cornwall (220 mm long)
	Nijmegen, The Netherlands (293 mm wide)
	Colchester, Essex (restored)
	Desborough, Northamptonshire (350 mm long)
	Great Chesterford, Essex (299 mm long)
	Birdlip, Gloucestershire (387 mm long)
	Holcombe, Devon (372 mm long)
	Old Warden, Bedfordshire (283 mm long)
	Dorton, Buckinghamshire (302 mm long)
	Danebury Hampshire