Unlike the glass mirrors of today, mirrors in Bible times were generally made of metal that was highly polished ​ — usually bronze, but possibly also copper, silver, gold, or electrum.
Ndryshe nga pasqyrat prej xhami sot, pasqyrat e kohëve biblike zakonisht ishin prej metali tejet të lëmuar, shpesh prej bronzi, por ndoshta edhe prej bakri, argjendi, ari ose përzierjeje ar - argjendi.