A GILT TIBETAN BRONZE KARTIKA OR VAJRA KNIFE, CIRCA 1900

Reference: ART1009093

A crescent-shaped, hand-held ritual flaying knife extending to a Makara with mouth wide open attached a curved iron blade, used in the tantric ceremonies of Vajrayana Buddhism, commonly known as the "knife of the dakinis".
Height: 15 cm.
Length: 16 cm.

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Germany