Asian Arts Thursday, 6 April 2023 - 3:00 PM start
A Tibetan 18th Century Silver And Metal Phurba (Ritual Dagger)
Realised: $950 plus premium
Lot Details
A Tibetan 18th Century Silver And Metal Phurba (Ritual Dagger) The large tapering triangulated blade issues from the mouth of a mythical makara. The makara surmounted by a dragon cast in high relief beneath three mask deity mounts and a horse head emblematic of the deity Hayagriva A similar example illustrated in Tibetan Religious Art by Antoinette K Gordon 29 cm Length Provenance: Geoffrey Key Collection, London
