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12th April 2024, 12:43 AM | #1 |
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I believe these are a little rare. This from is used for meditation purposes.
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12th April 2024, 05:20 AM | #2 |
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Redirect to Ethngraphic Miscellaneous Forum
As these items are not weapons, I'm sending the thread over to the Ethno Miscellania Forum.
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12th April 2024, 12:06 PM | #3 |
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Hello Marius,
his is for sure a silversmithing art work set with stones and very imposant and nice to look at. But I really doubt that it's old or antique. I am for sure not very knowledgeable in this area but I've seen some antique ones before and they never have looked like your example but I can be very wrong! Attached is a picture of antique wooden ones. Regards, Detlef |
12th April 2024, 01:53 PM | #4 |
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Thank you Detlef!
I do not expect it to be very old. My guess would be somewhere around 1950, but this is purely a guess based on style, condition, materials, rust, etc. The problem is that I cannot seem to find any additional information on this type of phurba, as I cannot find any similar examples, the one I have being the most elaborate and quality work. Last edited by mariusgmioc; 12th April 2024 at 02:05 PM. |
12th April 2024, 07:11 PM | #5 |
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Hello Marius,
Like I stated before, I am not knowledgeable about these ritual objects. But I would guess that this ornate one was worked for rich tourists or collectors. I've found a similar example but not as good as your example, see pic. Regards, Detlef |
12th April 2024, 09:29 PM | #6 | |
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It is very similar, maybe the same workshop. Any other information about the country of origin? |
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12th April 2024, 09:48 PM | #7 |
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I found it by a short google search "silver phurba", epray??
Found it again, not epray: https://www.maisonbibelot.com/uk/auc...-silver-140461 |
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