▁removing ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Mir ror s ▁in ▁art ▁ ▁References ▁to ▁mirror s ▁have ▁been ▁dated ▁from ▁ 6 2 0 0 ▁to ▁ 4 5 0 0 ▁B CE . ▁The ▁earliest ▁metal ▁mirror s ▁found ▁in ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁are ▁dated ▁circa ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁B CE . ▁Though ▁ar che olog ists ▁discovered ▁what ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁man - made ▁mirror s ▁in ▁the ▁bur ial s ▁of ▁the ▁Bad ari ▁culture ▁( 5 , 0 0 0 ▁– ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁B CE ). ▁ ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁dep ict ing ▁mirror s ▁in ▁art ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁ancient ▁Egypt ▁( e . g ., ▁Queen ▁K aw it ▁at ▁her ▁to ile t , ▁a ▁relief ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁s arc oph ag us ▁at ▁De ir ▁el - B ah ri ▁temple ▁complex ) ▁in ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁classical ▁period ▁of ▁ancient ▁Greece . ▁ ▁The ▁mirror ▁is ▁the ▁central ▁device ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁European ▁paint ings : ▁ ▁Tit ian ' s ▁Ven us ▁with ▁a ▁Mir ror ▁ ▁Jan ▁van ▁E y ck ' s ▁Arn olf ini ▁Port rait ▁ ▁Éd ou ard ▁Man et ' s ▁A ▁Bar ▁at ▁the ▁Fol ies - B erg ère ▁ ▁Pablo ▁Pic asso ' s ▁Girl ▁before ▁a ▁Mir ror ▁( 1 9 3 2 ) ▁ ▁Diego ▁Vel áz quez ' s ▁Las ▁Men inas