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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Desertau, post: 9845508, member: 86775&quot;]I can’t speak to either of them, but I do know both came from private collections. I did look at a lot of examples on google just now of the phurba and there is a big difference in not only craftsmanship and quality of materials but the examples on google appear small (skinny) in the hands this one is more robust. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve held this one and don’t believe it is all that recent, the turquoise, lapis and other gemstones look natural and untreated </p><p><br /></p><p>I did send pictures to I think it was heritage who immediately wrote this off as an inexpensive tourists item, my wife laughed at their comment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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