This phurba is cast in brass. It depicts Hayagriva — the wrathful, horse-headed yidam deity — at its crown, with a wrathful deity face and decorative bands along the shaft, tapering to a triple-bladed kila point.

"The three wrathful faces above the upper knot embody such three-faced yidam deities as Vairochana, Amrita Kundalin, Hayagriva, Yamantaka, and Vajrakumara, who are invoked to dwell within the phurba. These three faces destroy the afflictions of ignorance (Skt. moha), desire (raga), and hatred (dvesha). They may be identified with Yamantaka (body), as the white right face which destroys anger; Hayagriva (speech), as the left red face which destroys desire; and Amrita Kundalin (mind), as the central blue face which destroys ignorance."

— Robert Beer, The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, p. 247

Details

• Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)
• Width: 1 in (2.5 cm)
• Depth: 1 in (2.5 cm)
• Material:  brass
• Origin: India