Ritual chopper

Made:: 1701-1900 in Tibet and China

Buddhist iron and gilt brass chopper symbolising the Tantra

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Buddhist iron and gilt brass chopper symbolising the Tantra
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Buddhist iron and gilt brass chopper symbolising the Tantra, called a grigug, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A21911

Materials:: complete, iron and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Measurements:: overall: 330 mm x 245 mm x 61 mm, 1.482 kg

type:: ceremonial axe

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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