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TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
Details
An Iron Vajra
Tibet, 13th/14th Century
The four-pronged vajra inlaid around the bulbous central section with gold, silver and copper framing beaded rims, the powerful arched prongs issuing from the jaws of makaras
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
Tibet, 13th/14th Century
The four-pronged vajra inlaid around the bulbous central section with gold, silver and copper framing beaded rims, the powerful arched prongs issuing from the jaws of makaras
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
Literature
Spink, Visions of Perfect Worlds, Buddhist Art from the Himalayas, 1999, cat. no. 38.
Special notice
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