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A gilt-iron ritual spearhead, Tibet, circa 17th century | 約十七世紀 藏傳鐵鎏金矛
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Property from an Important European Private Collection
A gilt-iron ritual spearhead
Tibet, circa 17th century
Height 39 cm, 15⅜ in.
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Collection particulière européenne
Fer de lance en fer doré, Tibet, circa XVIIe siècle
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歐洲私人收藏
約十七世紀 藏傳鐵鎏金矛
The gilt iron blade of the ritual lance (shakti) is finely engraved with flame designs, the tapering shaft with a scrolling vine motif, with the ball hub left un-gilded. Holes adjacent to the rim of the shaft would have held pins to secure a wooden handle. The lance is the weapon of a number of guardian spirits and meditation deities such as Kalachakra. In Tibetan ritual the lance is used to impale false notions and ignorance.
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