Vajra Flaying Knife, ca. 15th century, Eastern Tibet, Derge, Steel inlaid with gold and silver, L. 22 11/16 in. (57.7 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Metalwork, This flaying knife is styled in the Indian manner, with a long, hooked steel blade for butchering and flaying. A vajra (thunderbolt scepter), symbol par excellence of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, forms the handle
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Vajra Flaying Knife, ca, 15th century, Eastern Tibet, Derge, Steel inlaid, gold, silver, L, 22 11/16, 57.7 cm, W, 3 1/4, 8.3, Metalwork, flaying, knife, styled, Indian manner, long, hooked steel, blade, butchering, vajra, thunderbolt scepter, symbol par, excellence, Tibetan Vajrayana, Buddhism, forms, handle
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