Antique wooden phurba from Nepal. Artisan handcarved masterpiece with some imperfections and damages due to its age and previous usage, and most likely (as can be seen on the pictures) this one once had an extra figurine on top of the three-headed deity, which has gone lost somewhere over its long life.
Design characteristics:
Pommel; a three-faced Vajrakilaya, with three different facial expressions; joyful, wrathful and peaceful. Handle: a combination of the vajra (dorje) symbol with some variations of the shrivatsa (endless knot) symbol. Blade: intertwined naga's facing upwards and some kalasha (ritual water vessel), sun & moon symbols.
This phurba has a length of 22 centimeters and weighs 72 grams.
Read more about the general and specific design and symbolism of the phurba in the general description of this webshop-collection.
