A SILVER GEM-INLAID PHURBA
NEPAL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The grip decorated with four large coral beads terminating into a triangular shaped lapis lazuli point, the top section with broad rim set with nine lapis lazuli beads surmounted by two heads of animals and a wrathful face, the latter topped by a finial set with small coral beads.
12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high
A SILVER GEM-INLAID PHURBA
NEPAL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The grip decorated with four large coral beads terminating into a triangular shaped lapis lazuli point, the top section with broad rim set with nine lapis lazuli beads surmounted by two heads of animals and a wrathful face, the latter topped by a finial set with small coral beads.
12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high