Antique wooden phurba from Nepal. Artisan handcarved masterpiece with some minor imperfections and damages due to its age and previous usage, but overall still in good condition. Around the handle there are still the remains of old fabric, that was given to this phurba (as blessing/empowerment/consecration) by its previous owner.
Design characteristics:
Pommel; a three-faced Vajrakilaya, with three neutral facial expressions. On top of the three-headed deity also a very nicely carved human figurine can be seen, known as a 'putali' or 'namaskara mudra' figurine; a spirit house for a protective ancestral spirit. 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 trident, sun & moon symbols. The blade is held by an abstract representation of the mythical watermonster Makara.
It has a length of 28 centimeters and weighs 84 grams.
Read more about the design symbolism and usage of the phurba in the general description of the webshop-collection "Ritual Attributes; Phurba's"
