Buddhist ceremonial dagger (pur-ba)

Made:
1701-1900 in Tibet

Buddhist ceremonial dagger of bronze, called a pur-ba, with stand, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A38536
Materials:
complete, bronze (copper, tin alloy) and polychrome
Measurements:
overall: 215 mm x 65 mm, 1.295kg
dagger: 145 mm
type:
dagger - weapon
credit:
Sotheby's