Hayagriva Phurba
1800-1899
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Hayagriva Phurba
1800-1899
Physical Qualities
Gilt metal alloy, turquoise, 16.2 cm. (6 3/8 in.) H
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.2007.2
Ritual dagger (kila or phurba) in the form of the fierce deity Hayagriva surmounting trefoil pointed blade.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; Claribel or Etta Cone, Baltimore; probably purchased in India in 1907 on Cone Family trip
Frances Klapthor, BMA, "The Devotional Art of Tibet," May 14, 2007-January 20, 2008.
