Ritual Dagger and Curved Knife
This unique and exquisitely crafted ritual object combines the Tibetan dagger with the curved knife. Animating the dagger is the power of the three deities whose faces (one with a horse's head above it) appear at the top: they destroy ignorance, desire, and hatred. The blade,...
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Sculpture
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31775
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sculpture
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normalized
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Rudi Rudolph, New York City; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1969; given to Walters Art Museum, 2007.
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CC0
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en
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9
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_51.1448_VwA_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_51.1448_VwA_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_51.1448_VwA_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 9 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1448 |
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Medium
gilded copper alloy
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