A GILT TIBETAN BRONZE KARTIKA OR VAJRA KNIFE,... Lot 30
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A GILT TIBETAN BRONZE KARTIKA OR VAJRA KNIFE, CIRCA 1900
A crescent-shaped, hand-held ritual flaying knife extending to a Makara with mouth wide open attached a curved iron blade, used in the tantric ceremonies of Vajrayana Buddhism, commonly known as the "knife of the dakinis".
Height: 15 cm.
Length: 16 cm.
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Germany
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