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LOT 2391
Tibetan Bronze Phurba Buddhist Sacrificial Knife
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (237 grams, 18 cm).
Comprising a transverse scooped blade, zoomorphic shank and three radiating masks above with horse-head finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2391
Tibetan Bronze Phurba Buddhist Sacrificial Knife
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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