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LOT 2192
Tibetan Gilt Bronze Ritual Kartika Knife
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/8 in. (1.52 kg, 33.4 cm).
With swept lunate blade connected to the baluster handle by the gaping jaws of a serpent; four-arched vajra finial.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 2192
Tibetan Gilt Bronze Ritual Kartika Knife
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £67
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Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.