Lot 17

A Tibetan-Style Phurba Dagger (19th/20th Century)

Estimate: $100 - $300

Price Realized: $64 Includes buyer's premium

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Lot 17
A Tibetan-Style Phurba Dagger (19th/20th Century)
Description
A Tibetan-style phurba or ritual dagger, featuring a three-sided steel blade emerging from the mouth of a mythical makara creature beneath a decorative central grip section flanked by endless knots and terminating in a three-headed wrathful deity finial surmounted by a half-vajra crown
Details
Steel, cast metal alloy
16 x 2 1/2 inches
Provenance
From an Upper West Side Collection
Condition
Good overall condition; light surface oxidation, minor pitting to the metal, and typical accumulation of patina within the recessed cast elements consistent with age and material composition


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