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'