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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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