Phurbu
https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.362
A purba is a dagger-like stake with three blades that helps tantric practitioners overcome their aversions to substances that are typically considered abhorrent, like pus and blood. Pierced with the purba, the unsavory substances are ritually transformed into wondrous substanc...
Artifact
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154786
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en
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accession
1989.362
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Terms
Technique
metal alloys with gold and silver
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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