Five-Prong Vajra (Gokosho), or Buddhist Thunderbolt
12th century
Dimensions
L. 17.6 x W. 3.8 x D. 3.8 cm (6 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2002)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2002-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.
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