A Tibetan bronze phurbu, 17th/18th century and later
the tripartite blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, the lotus mid section surmounted by a three-headed terminal; a tibetan gilt bronze double vajra, the claw-shaped prongs issuing from stylised makaras on lotus bases; two Indian brass spoons, a votive plaque and a South-East Asian curled bronze ornament, the phurbu -- 9in. (22.9cm.) long. (6)
A Tibetan bronze phurbu, 17th/18th century and later
the tripartite blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, the lotus mid section surmounted by a three-headed terminal; a tibetan gilt bronze double vajra, the claw-shaped prongs issuing from stylised makaras on lotus bases; two Indian brass spoons, a votive plaque and a South-East Asian curled bronze ornament, the phurbu -- 9in. (22.9cm.) long. (6)
