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Bronze Tibetan Phurba with Iron Core browse these categories for related items... Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1910: item # 298272 Please refer to our stock # 19310 when inquiring.
Himalayan Antiques By Appointment Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938 Guest Book sold |
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Heavy copper alloy phurba with an iron blade and core. It is very difficult to date phurbas since what little that has been published about them contains few age references. Our guess is that it was made well before the beginning of the 19th century.
Important for the power gathering use of the phurba is the iron core and triple blade which this one has. The hole for hanging is quite unusual in a metal phurba. It measures 8-1/4 inches in length and weighs well over a pound. |
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