Vajra

17th-18th century

3.2 cm 12.5 cm 3 cm

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The "vajra"—a type of multipronged, double-ended scepter—is one of the most common implements of Tibetan Buddhist ritual, and the worn details of this one attest to its former ritual use. Its Sanskrit name is often translated as "diamond" or "thunderbolt," and it symbolizes in...

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Acquired by C. P. Ching, Hong Kong; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, October 31 1976; given to Walters Art Museum, 2016.
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