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TIBET, PROBABLY DERGE, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
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A gold damascened and silver inlaid iron chopper, karttrka
Tibet, probably Derge, circa 15th Century
The crescent-shaped blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, its head damascened in gold and inlaid with silver spirals, surmounted by an endless knot and a half-vajra finial, the blade bearing a fifteen letter inscription in Sanskrit
6.7/8 in. (17.7 cm.) long
Tibet, probably Derge, circa 15th Century
The crescent-shaped blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, its head damascened in gold and inlaid with silver spirals, surmounted by an endless knot and a half-vajra finial, the blade bearing a fifteen letter inscription in Sanskrit
6.7/8 in. (17.7 cm.) long