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Source Description
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, which has the form of a butcher's flaying knife, cuts through ignorance and evil tendencies. The section opposite the curved blade has the shape of a "vajra" (thunderbolt).
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Document identity
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31775
label
Ritual Dagger and Curved Knife
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obj
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sculpture
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Source metadata
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31775
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
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normalized
title
Ritual Dagger and Curved Knife
description
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, which has the form of a butcher's flaying knife, cuts through ignorance and evil tendencies. The section opposite the curved blade has the shape of a "vajra" (thunderbolt).
provenance
Rudi Rudolph, New York City; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1969; given to Walters Art Museum, 2007.
date
15th century
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
daggers
sculpture
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9
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
42.2
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21.6
depth
7
dimensionsRaw
L: 16 5/8 × W: 8 1/2 × D: 2 3/4 in. (42.2 × 21.6 × 7 cm)
Source extras
med
gilded copper alloy
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6868
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INT
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2071
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