A partially gilt and silver-plated bronze ritual dagger. Tibet - image-1

Lot 144 Dα

A partially gilt and silver-plated bronze ritual dagger. Tibet

Auction 1034 - overview Cologne
13.06.2014, 11:00 - India/South East Asia, Tibet/Nepal, Chinese Sculptures
Estimate: 1.200 €
Result: 1.098 € (incl. premium)

A partially gilt and silver-plated bronze ritual dagger. Tibet

A Tibetan partially gilt and silver-plated bronze ritual dagger with a tripartite blade issuing from the mouth of a makara, the handle formed by a five-pronged vajra and rising to three heads surmounted by a horse´s head.
Length 42.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, Germany