Description:

**Originally Listed At $450**

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. early 20th century CE. An iron kartika knife with a bronze dorje as its handle. The dorje is a ritual object associated with the concept of Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism, here formed of four spokes meeting at a raised center support set atop a lotus flower that wraps around the sickle-shaped iron blade. The Kartika blade is associated with Vajrayana Buddhism and is a ritualistic flaying knife. Size: 2.3" W x 5.4" H (5.8 cm x 13.7 cm)

Provenance: private Maui, Hawaii collection

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#124749

  • Condition: Blade is slightly bent, with iron patina on its surface. Nice patina on bronze surfaces, with most details well-preserved.

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