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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 357805, member: 2844"]No influence there either. But I think there is a similar origin. </p><p>When I was in Bali ca 1970, you could still see Balinese girls bathing in rivers and age old sacred pools. After the bath they would dress and do their hair, using such a round hand mirror. They were very good at doing their hair with one hand, while holding the mirror in the other. </p><p>I imagine similar scenes could have been found in ancient Greece, which influenced Roman images as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 357805, member: 2844"]No influence there either. But I think there is a similar origin. When I was in Bali ca 1970, you could still see Balinese girls bathing in rivers and age old sacred pools. After the bath they would dress and do their hair, using such a round hand mirror. They were very good at doing their hair with one hand, while holding the mirror in the other. I imagine similar scenes could have been found in ancient Greece, which influenced Roman images as well.[/QUOTE]
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