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# Mirror

The frame of this mirror made within the Mughal empire, probably in the 18th century, has been expertly fashioned from a single piece of dark green nephrite jade. Nephrite is a hard and durable material that requires patience and skill to work successfully.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1799 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.271-1874](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.271-1874) · Pramāṇa
