Accession No
1947.780 B
Description
Knife or 'phurba', one of two brass daggers. Previously described as two thunderbolts ("vajra").
Place
Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet
Period
Source
Schuster, Caroline (Lady) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1947.780 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Phurba; Kila
Measurements
27mm x 29mm x 194mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Two brass daggers (according to Debbie Swallow, 26 06 1980). Previously described as two thunderbolts ("vajra")
Event Date 26/6/1980
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Analysis)
A: taken for conservation in November 1993 and returned to store in May 1995 (Lab. No. 1993.68).;
Event Date 5/1995
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy, probably brass, 'Phur-pa' [phurba] or dagger. The attached blade, which is triangular in section as well as longways, has four heads near the top and the body in the shape of a dorje or thunderbolt. Used in Tibetan Buddhist rituals.
Event Date 14/3/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:283341
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