Metallurgy, Materials & Chemistry
Aranmula metal mirror
traditional (medieval)Aranmula artisansAranmula (Kerala)Kerala
1200
Front-surface mirrors cast from a secret bell-metal alloy and polished, giving a distortion-free reflection.
- Dated
- 1200–1700
- As scholars put it
- traditional (medieval)
- Originator
- Aranmula artisans
- Source text
- Aranmula (Kerala)
- Region
- Kerala
- Discipline
- Metallurgy, Materials & Chemistry
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
Alloy composition is kept within artisan families.
Path to modern innovation
A rare example of speculum-metal mirror craft.
Transmission
GI-registered.
References
- 1GI registry
Further reading
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