MIRRORS which date back more than 2,000 years are to go on show to the public after a delicate conservation project.
The Etruscan mirrors, which originate from what is now the Tuscany region of Italy, are among the prized pieces of art in the collection of the Mercer Gallery, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Staff are carrying out an exercise to identify several items from the collection which will need to be worked on before going on display - and the 2,300-year-old mirrors are among them.
The museum has a total of six such items - one silver and five copper - which were donated by a North Yorkshire collector, Benjamin Kent, in 1969.
Museum curator Alistair Smith said: "They used to get copper and silver in the shape of modern-day mirrors and polish them up so highly that a reflective surface was created.
"Once they have been restored, they will go on display at the gallery next year, probably in the spring."
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