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Miniature Votive Spearhead, Arrowhead, or Central Axis of a Vajra

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miniature Votive Spearhead, Arrowhead, or Central Axis of a Vajra by Unknown. The object is long and thin. The top tapers to a point. The top two-thirds are gold with a pattern of black lines that form chevrons. The bottom third is dark gray and rectangular in cross-section. The bottom is flat.

Artwork Details

Date
17th–18th century
Medium
Iron, gold, silver
Culture
Tibetan
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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