09-19-201509-19-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2843BBoston
September 19, 2015 11:00 AMCalender
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Cast Bronze Phurba

Sell one like this
$615$500
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2843BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 19, 2015 11:00AM

Description:

Cast Bronze Phurba, Tibet, 19th/20th century, with three-sided knife kila protruding from the mouth of a mythical animal head with a beak, surmounted with a five-spoke vajra and a three-headed Mahakala on top, lg. 11 1/4 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

in good condition with some surface dirt.


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Keywords

Tibet, mythical animal head