Ever seen what's known as a Chinese Magic Mirror? These mirrors, made of polished bronze and dating back to the Han Dynasty, have a design on the back.

A curator at the Cincinnati Art Museum in Ohio discovered an old mirror sitting in storage was actually a Chinese ‘magic mirror’, making it an incredibly rare special artefact.

Museums & Institutions Curators Discover a Rare Chinese ‘Magic Mirror’—One of Only Three Known in the West—in the Depths of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Storage The magic mirror was for ...

A small bronze mirror, locked away in storage at the Cincinnati Art Museum, had always seemed unremarkable. But the artifact had a secret hiding in plain sight.