Vintage
Tibetan Gilded Bronze Hayagriva
Phurba Ritual
Dagger
Origin: Tibet. Circa: early 1900's H
14 in.(36cm), W 2.75 in.(19cm), D 2.75 in.(19cm) Condition:
very good! Inserted
into a lava rock which serves as its pedestal, the tip of this substantial phurba
is definitely rendered and comes down into a definitive point. Hayagriva is one
of the deities who conquers nagas he is thought to be especially effective to
cure illnesses. Here
each of the three-headed deity Hayagriva's has three eyes, bushy eyebrows, an
emblem of four skulls, with a horse's head emerging at the apex. Angled
on three-sides is the simmering three faces of the vehicle Markara, framing
the tip are symbolic nagas wrapping around the dagger point. A powerful instrument
to dispel negative emotions.
Private Collection
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