Sword Guard, 14th–15th century, Tibetan or Chinese, Iron, gold, silver, copper, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Swords, Depicting the face of a wrathful Tibetan Buddhist guardian deity, this extremely rare sword guard was originally part of a complete and very lavish sword. It is from the peak period of Tibetan or Sino-Tibetan ironwork, coinciding with the rule of the Phagmodrupa kings in central Tibet and the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties in China
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Sword Guard, 14th–15th century, Tibetan, Chinese, Iron, gold, silver, copper, H, 3 1/4, 8.3 cm, W, 4 3/4, 12.1, Swords, Depicting, face, wrathful Tibetan Buddhist, guardian, deity, extremely rare, sword, guard, originally part, complete, lavish sword, peak period, Sino-Tibetan ironwork, coinciding, rule, Phagmodrupa kings, central Tibet, Hongwu, Yongle dynasties, China
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