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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
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A silver and gold damascened ritual dagger, phurba
Tibet, 15th Century
With a tripartite blade issuing from between the fangs of a makara and adorned with sinuous serpents, the central section with a double-lotus knop between 'endless knots', the three-headed Dharmapala terminal with ferocious expressions framed by skull tiaras rising to a vajra finial
6 in. (16 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th Century
With a tripartite blade issuing from between the fangs of a makara and adorned with sinuous serpents, the central section with a double-lotus knop between 'endless knots', the three-headed Dharmapala terminal with ferocious expressions framed by skull tiaras rising to a vajra finial
6 in. (16 cm.) high