Bronze wih fire gilding. Tibet, 18th to 19th cent.

普巴杵

The phurbu, called a vajrakila in Sanskrit, served to "impale", or rather subjugate, demons. The blade is three edged and protrudes from the mouth of a makara, above which is the han-dle, decorated with lotus leaves, followed by the very expressive, grimly formed heads of three protective deities, dharmapalas, all gilded. In their crowns are skulls. while their shared head of hair has a snake wrapped around it. A vajra caps off the piece. Good, complete con-dition; patina.

LENGTH 25,6 CM

Private collection of an Austrian art dealer 奧地利藝術商的私人收藏 no. 編號 146 - 205 This private collection of Asian art objects, gathered over decades, is being sold step by step due to reasons of age. The objects were acquired during the last 30 to 35 years with the appropriate specialized knowledge, in part, at auctions, in Asia during various trips, or from diverse private collection. 這個歷經幾十年建立起來的亞洲藝術品的私人收藏 出於個人年紀原因將被慢慢出售。其中藏品是在過 去的30至35年中憑著相應的專業知識，一部分來自 拍賣或者在亞洲的旅行中又或是從其他不同私人收 藏中購得。

鎏金銅，西藏，18至19世紀