A Gilt Bronze Phurbu
Tibet, 17th Century
The iron tripartite blade issuing from the fangs of a Makara with interwined snakes meandering down the sides, surmounted by the three-headed six-armed Heruka holding a miniature phurbu in his principal hands, his heads with ferocious expressions surmounted by skull tiaras
8 in. (22.3 cm.) high
A Gilt Bronze Phurbu
Tibet, 17th Century
The iron tripartite blade issuing from the fangs of a Makara with interwined snakes meandering down the sides, surmounted by the three-headed six-armed Heruka holding a miniature phurbu in his principal hands, his heads with ferocious expressions surmounted by skull tiaras
8 in. (22.3 cm.) high
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