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A rare Tibetan parcel- gilt silver-inlaid wrought- iron Phurba,…
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Sydney
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12-Dec-2016
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A rare Tibetan parcel- gilt silver-inlaid wrought- iron Phurba, circa 16th century, the central Vajra with slightly moveable prongs, the top with a gilt three-headed wrathful deity crowned with skulls, the blade with a three dimensional gilt Makara and slithering snakes, 33 cm long, *the Tibetan term 'Phurba' has its origins in India where the ritual object is known in sanskrit as 'Kila'
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Oriental: Zother