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A Tibetan bronze, copper and iron phurbu,
16th/17th Century
the iron tripartite blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, the pierced mid-sections surmounted by four demon heads wearing skull crowns with a horse's head finial -- 15¼in. (38.7cm.) long, (old join repair, wear and rubbing).
See Illustration.
16th/17th Century
the iron tripartite blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, the pierced mid-sections surmounted by four demon heads wearing skull crowns with a horse's head finial -- 15¼in. (38.7cm.) long, (old join repair, wear and rubbing).
See Illustration.
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