Project / Collection: Lama Mani: the texts and narrative thangkas of India’s exiled Tibetan storytellers / Subject: Folklore / Level: [40] File - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Project / Collection Lama Mani: the texts and narrative thangkas of India’s exiled Tibetan storytellers Subject Folklore Level [40] File

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1016/1/1/2
Title:: A dagger [Early 18th century]
Scope & Content:: A dagger. Dorje Phurpa རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ་ (Wylie rdo rje phur pa) Three faced dagger, made from bronze and iron, 21.5 cm long. An object commonly used in tantric ritual performances. The main section of the handle is in the form of a dorje (skt vajra) with a mythological creature (a makara) at the j...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Early 18th century
Extent:: 9 TIFF images

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