Lot 426

Description

Tibetan Buddhist ritual kartika flaying knife, 17-18th century, the crescent shaped axe-like blade in iron with ritual gilt decoration of dragons head and 8 auspicious Buddhist symbols, the central handle is decorated mainly with gilt flora and the pommel is in the shape of a voided gilt crown (total size 15.5x16cm). With traces of oxidation, mainly within the voided pommel and on the blade, otherwise good fine.