A large Tibetan gilt copper and zinc oracle mirror, 19th century, the circular zinc convex section set with the Tibetan syllable Hrih, inside a gilt copper repousse border with rope twist edge and fleur-de-lys inside edge, decorated with a skull cup resting on three heads, below an offering of three turquoise encrusted jewels at the top, and four turquoise and coral set roundels, 26.5cm diameterProvenance: Christies New York, 25th March 2004, INDIAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART INCLUDING INDIAN PAINTINGS, Lot 78Exhibited: London, Spink & Son, Ltd. Visions of Perfect Worlds: Buddhist Art from the Himalayas, cat. no. 45, November 1999.Madrid, Fundación La Caixa, Monasterios y lamas del Tibet, cat. no. 35, November 2000-January 2001. Paris, Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, Rituels tibétains: Visions secrètes du Ve Dalaï Lama, cat. no. 149, November 2002-February 2003.