A PARCEL GILT-BRONZE AND IRON RITUAL KNIFE, KARTTRIKA

Description:

Tíbet, 19th cent.
H. 16 cm
The knive with central grip in the shape of a knob supporting a half-vajra consisting of eight curved prongs around a central rod, the lower section with the curved blade cast with a central lion-mask to each side amidst a cloud design ornamented with Buddhist Emblems and issuing the iron blade.
Old German private collection, assembled between 1960 and 1995 - Minor wear and traces of age