A VERY RARE POLYCHROMED AND GILT-EBONY THREE-FACED PHURBA, TIBET OR CHINA, 14TH CENTURY OR LATER
A VERY RARE POLYCHROMED AND GILT-EBONY THREE-FACED PHURBA
TIBET OR CHINA, 14TH CENTURY OR LATER
The three polychrome heruka faces at the finial surmounted by a single chignon above stylized endless knots and lotus petals and three polychrome makara heads aligned with each of the peg’s three sharp edges, with serpents intertwined on the blades
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high, triangular ebony base
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A VERY RARE POLYCHROMED AND GILT-EBONY THREE-FACED PHURBA
TIBET OR CHINA, 14TH CENTURY OR LATER
The three polychrome heruka faces at the finial surmounted by a single chignon above stylized endless knots and lotus petals and three polychrome makara heads aligned with each of the peg’s three sharp edges, with serpents intertwined on the blades
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high, triangular ebony base
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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
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