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THB19th C. Tibetan Wood & Metal Purba - Extensively Carved
Lot 200
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Tibet, 19th century CE. An impressively carved ceremonial wooden peg known as a purba (also purpa). The three sided "blade" is extensively carved with fantastical figures and geometric motifs in relief, while the upper section presents three carved human heads. There is a small metal loop at the top and a sharp, metal covered point at the lower end. Purba is a translation for the Sanskrit term "kila" which basically refers to a peg or stake. Its function, simply put, is to hold something, like a tent, in place and stay embedded in a ritual surface or ground. An example like this, so finely carved, was likely intended to be a ritual object, perhaps used during the creation of special mandalas or a consecration ritual. Size: 9.5" H (24.1 cm); 11" H (27.9 cm) on included custom stand.
A purba is a ritual object according to early Indian tantric writings. However, a purba is also the name for a beloved Tibetan tantric deity (Dorje Purba, Vajrakila) stemming from the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. This deity traditionally presents three faces, wings, six hands, a consort, and a lower body in the form of a purba rather than legs. Perhaps the three faces at the top of this purba were intended to represent this deity.
Provenance: Tambaran Gallery, New York, New York, USA
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#149112Carving is very well preserved and vivid. Metal loop atop the purba shows some bending. Indentations to and nail missing from lower metal sheet covered point. Both metal loop and metal sheet covering the point have developed nice age patina.Condition
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