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Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Left Side

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Left Side

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Reverse

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Reverse

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Right Side

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Right Side

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Three Quarter

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Three Quarter

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Top

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Top

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - Phurbu-cum-chopper - Walters 511448 - View A

Tibetan - Phurbu-cum-chopper - Walters 511448 - View A

This unique and exquisitely crafted ritual object combines the Tibetan dagger with the curved chopper. Animating the dagger is the power of the three deities whose faces (one with a horse's head above it) appea... More

Tibetan - Ritual Dagger - Walters 52311 (2)

Tibetan - Ritual Dagger - Walters 52311 (2)

Originally the "phur-bu" was probably a simple peg used to secure tent ropes to the ground. No doubt the ability of the peg to pierce gave rise to the expression, "kilaya kilaya," (pierce, pierce) often a compo... More

Tibetan - Ritual Dagger - Walters 52311

Tibetan - Ritual Dagger - Walters 52311

Originally the "phur-bu" was probably a simple peg used to secure tent ropes to the ground. No doubt the ability of the peg to pierce gave rise to the expression, "kilaya kilaya," (pierce, pierce) often a compo... More