Lot 2320
A Tibetan kartika, ca. 1900
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1369 Lots
Description
Strongly curved blade. Ferrule of gilt brass shaped as a Makara with open mouth. Hilt of Rock crystal with quadrefoil cut. Height 13.5 cm. Kartika are used in the practice of Yundrung Bön as well as in the Nyingma and Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism/Lamaism, among other contexts in the performance of the Chöd ritual.Condition: II Questions about the lot?