Toli (shamanism)
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A toli is a ritual brass, copper, or bronze mirror used in shamanism in some parts of Mongolia and in the Republic of Buryatia. The mirror is typically round and ornamented on one side but polished on
Buryat shaman wearing a toli hanging from his neck; Olkhon Island, Russia
Bronze mirror
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Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, sometimes termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from Etruscan
Toli (shamanism)
…A toli (Mongolian: ᠲᠣᠯᠢ, толь lit. 'mirror') is a ritual brass, copper, or bronze mirror used in shamanism in some parts of Mongolia and in the Republic of Buryatia. The mirror is typically round and ornamented on one side but polished on…
Etruscan mirror back incised with the Judgement of Paris, 4th–3rd century BCE (Musée du Louvre)
Newly-made Aranmula Kannadi, Kerala, India
Maid holding folding mirror for her mistress, Greece, c. 100 BCE
An Eastern Han-period TLV mirror, 25–220 CE