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Dr Dee's mirror (reverse). Aztec, 15th-16th CE. Mirrors were associated with Tezcatlipoca, the Aztec god of rulers, warriors and sorcerers, whose name can be translated as 'Smoking Mirror'. Used by the Elizabethan mathematician, astrologer and magician John Dee (1527-1608/9) as a 'shew-stone', one of many polished translucent or reflective objects which he used as tools for his occult research. Polished obsidian (volcanic glass), diam. 18.4 cm. Inv. PY 1966,1001.1.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART185742
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3556px × 4306px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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15th century CE
16th century CE
Astrology
Aztec (1350-1521 CE)
Dee, John (1527-1609)
Disc
Elizabethan period (1553-1603)
Magic
Minor Arts
Mirror
Obsidian
Occultism
Precious Stone
Renaissance
Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror