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27. A REPOUSSÉ GILT COPPER ALLOY HILTED DAGGER WITH SCABBARD
Central Tibet, late 18th - early 19th century
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 2890
37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.) long
This elegant Tibetan dagger with its original iron blade, its hilt and scabbard in repoussé gilt copper alloy, decorated openwork of flower and foliate motifs, including Dharmachakra symbol at the bottom of the scabbard. The scabbard is particularly remarkable, illustrating a pair of dragons flanking the head of a Makara, a mythological creature that often serves as a protective guardian in Tibetan iconography.
Provenance
Galerie De Ruimte, Eersel, 1989.
Private Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above;
Thence by descent.
藏中 十八世紀末至十九世紀初 銅鎏金錘揲帶鞘短劍
來源
Galerie De Ruimte，埃爾塞爾，1989
比利時私人收藏，購於上者
後由家族傳承
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An Important Belgian Collection A Life of Collecting Ancient Worlds
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