Lot Essay
The sacred syllable bhyoh is associated with the protectoress Palden Lhamo.
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TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Details
An Iron Ritual Mirror with Gilt Copper Border
Tibet, 18th Century
The iron central section molded with the Tibetan syllable bhyoh, the gilt copper outer section with rope-twist borders, decorated with two skeletons, chitipati, amidst flames and scrollwork
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) diameter
Tibet, 18th Century
The iron central section molded with the Tibetan syllable bhyoh, the gilt copper outer section with rope-twist borders, decorated with two skeletons, chitipati, amidst flames and scrollwork
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) diameter
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Body, Speech and Mind, London, Spink & Son, Ltd., 1998, p. 70, cat. no. 37.
Exhibited
London, Spink & Son, Ltd., Body, Speech, and Mind, cat. no. 37, December 1998.