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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A large wooden purbha
Tibet, 16th Century
With the triangular blade issuing from the mouth of a makara, the grip with stylized endless knot, the finial with three wrathful faces with bared fangs and bulging eyes
21¼ in. (63.8 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th Century
With the triangular blade issuing from the mouth of a makara, the grip with stylized endless knot, the finial with three wrathful faces with bared fangs and bulging eyes
21¼ in. (63.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired in New York, 27 November 1991
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 58711