A Finely Carved Phurba / Ritual Dagger / Stake
A Finely Carved Phurba / Ritual Dagger / Stake
With the triangular blade beneath a handle terminating with a three-headed, face
Superb colour and patina
Wood
Tibet
17th - 18th Century
Size: 23cm high, 3cm wide - 9 ins high, 1¼ ins wide
With the triangular blade beneath a handle terminating with a three-headed, face
Superb colour and patina
Wood
Tibet
17th - 18th Century
Size: 23cm high, 3cm wide - 9 ins high, 1¼ ins wide
A Finely Carved Phurba / Ritual Dagger / Stake
With the triangular blade beneath a handle terminating with a three-headed, face
With the triangular blade beneath a handle terminating with a three-headed, face
cf: a ritual implement deeply rooted in the Indo-Tibetan Buddhism tradition, associated with the meditational deity Vajrakilaya. Used in Tantric ceremonies for subjugating demonic influences and suppressing negative energies.
Ex Private English collection
A Finely Carved Phurba / Ritual Dagger / Stake
