PHURBU EN BOIS POLYCHROME

Lot 192
16.12.2022 10:30UTC +01:00
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€ 5 040
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 878289
Lot 192 | PHURBU EN BOIS POLYCHROME
Estimate value
€ 4 000 – 6 000
PHURBU EN BOIS POLYCHROME

TIBET, XVIIÈME SIÈCLE OU POSTÉRIEUR

La lame tripartite émerge de la gueule d'un makara et est agrémentée de serpents enroulés sur chacune de ses faces. Le corps de la dague est formé d'une divinité à trois visages féroces brandissant une dague rituelle, chacune des têtes est surmontée d'une couronne de crânes humains.

Hauteur : 36,5 cm. (14 3/8 in.)





Provenance

Acquired in the early 2000s from an American private collection.



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A POLYCHROME WOODEN PHURBU
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY OR LATER
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