Ritual dagger (phurpa)
Date17th-18th century
Label Text
Object number65.97
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime", July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Documents International: Eleven Heads Are Better than One: Sixth Graders Connect with SAM", April 1, 1999 - April 2, 2000Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
DimensionsL.: 12 1/4 in.
Diam.: 2 3/4 in.
MediumSilver, coral, turquoise, and gilded iron
Object number: 2007.244
Object number: 2007.246
Object number: 2007.243
Nepalese
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 33.704