Flaming sword

Tibet, 19th century

Iron and coloured metals. Makara (Tibetan chu-srin) head hilt and a lotus filial issuing a vajdra.

L: 37.1 cm

O 1301

Gift of Vladimír Piskáček, 1999.

Flaming sword used for ritual dances, here with an S-shaped blade symbolising the attributes of menacing deities.